Tyrone Forge, Pennsylvania

Census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States
40°39′38″N 78°13′3″W / 40.66056°N 78.21750°W / 40.66056; -78.21750CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountyBlairTownshipSnyderArea • Total0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2) • Land0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2) • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)Elevation
870 ft (270 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP Code
16686 (Tyrone)
Area code(s)814/582FIPS code42-78186GNIS feature ID2805574[2]

Tyrone Forge 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]

The CDP is in northeastern Blair County, in the southeastern part of Snyder Township. It sits on the west bank of the Little Juniata River at the eastern end of its water gap between Brush Mountain and Bald Eagle Mountain. To the east, across the river, is the community of Ironville, while the borough of Tyrone is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the west at the other end of the water gap. Tyrone Forge is bordered to the north by the Pittsburgh Line of the Norfolk Southern Railway. Pennsylvania Route 453 runs just north of the railway, connecting Tyrone to the west with Birmingham to the southeast.

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Tyrone Forge Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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