Tunnelhill, Pennsylvania

Tunnelhill, Pennsylvania
Eastern portals of the Gallitzin Tunnel in Tunnelhill
Eastern portals of the Gallitzin Tunnel in Tunnelhill
Location of Tunnelhill in Blair County, Pennsylvania.
Location of Tunnelhill in Blair County, Pennsylvania.
Tunnelhill is located in Pennsylvania
Tunnelhill
Tunnelhill
Coordinates: 40°28′39″N 78°32′29″W / 40.47750°N 78.54139°W / 40.47750; -78.54139
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesBlair and Cambria
Incorporated1876
Government
 • TypeBorough Council
Area
 • Total0.49 sq mi (1.28 km2)
 • Land0.49 sq mi (1.28 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation2,323 ft (708 m)
Population
 • Total315
 • Density636.36/sq mi (245.79/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code
16641
Area code814
FIPS code42-77808
GNIS feature ID1217320[2]

Tunnelhill is a borough that is located in Cambria and Blair counties in Pennsylvania, United States.[4][5] The population was 363 at the 2010 census. Of these, 245 were in Cambria County, and 118 were in Blair County. It is part of the Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Tunnelhill is named after the many railroad tunnels of the Pennsylvania Railroad near here known as the Gallitzin Tunnels.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tunnelhill, Pennsylvania
  3. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
  4. ^ Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey (August 30, 1990). "Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report: Borough of Tunnelhill". Retrieved 2007-05-19.
  5. ^ "TUNNELHILL COMMUNITY PROFILE". ePodunk Inc. Retrieved 2007-05-18.