Sickles Corner, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
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Sickles Corner is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]
Sickles Corner, Pennsylvania | |
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  Sickles Corner Location within Pennsylvania  Sickles Corner Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°33′12″N 78°16′47″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Blair |
| Township | Tyrone |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.15 sq mi (0.40 km2) |
| • Land | 0.15 sq mi (0.40 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,181 ft (360 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 16601 (Altoona) |
| Area codes | 814/582 |
| FIPS code | 42-70608 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2805561[2] |
The CDP is in northeastern Blair County, in the southwestern part of Tyrone Township. It sits at the southwestern end of Sinking Creek Valley, between two arms of Brush Mountain, rising to the west and the southeast. Kettle Road is the main route through Sickles Corner: it leads northeastward 8 miles (13 km), down the Sinking Creek Valley, to Pennsylvania Route 453 near the Little Juniata River, and southwestward through Elberta and a water gap in Brush Mountain 8 miles (13 km) to Altoona.
Education
The school district is Altoona Area School District.[3] Altoona Area High School is the comprehensive high school.
