Altoona

Summary

Altoona is a city of Pennsylvania^[1]. Altoona draws 2,663 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #12 of 54).^[2]

Key Facts

• Altoona is located in Blair County^[3].
• Altoona is in the country of United States^[4].
• Altoona's head of government is recorded as Matthew A. Pacifico^[5].
• Altoona's instance of is recorded as city of Pennsylvania^[6].
• Altoona's instance of is recorded as home rule municipality of Pennsylvania^[7].
• Altoona's instance of is recorded as railway town^[8].
• Altoona's twinned administrative body is recorded as St. Pölten^[9].
• Altoona's postal code is recorded as 16601^[10].
• Altoona's postal code is recorded as 16602^[11].
• Altoona's postal code is recorded as 16603^[12].
• Altoona's Commons category is recorded as Altoona, Pennsylvania^[13].
• Altoona's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[14].
• Altoona's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00^[15].
• Altoona's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−04:00^[16].
• Altoona's local dialing code is recorded as 814^[17].
• 1849 marks the founding of Altoona^[18].
• Altoona's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.5107, 'lon': -78.3997}^[19].
• Altoona's official website is recorded as http://www.altoonapa.gov^[20].
• Altoona's official website is recorded as https://www.altoonapa.gov/^[21].
• Altoona's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Altoona, Pennsylvania^[22].
• Altoona has a population of {'amount': '+46320'}^[23].
• Altoona has a population of {'amount': '+43963'}^[24].
• Altoona has a population of {'amount': '+67000'}^[25].
• Altoona has a population of {'amount': '+57000'}^[26].
• Altoona's office held by head of government is recorded as Mayor of Altoona, Pennsylvania^[27].

Body

Geography

Altoona is in the country of United States^[4]. Altoona is located in Blair County^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+25.359355'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+25.664659'}^[29]. Altoona sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+368'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+46320'}^[23], {'amount': '+43963'}^[24], {'amount': '+67000'}^[25], and {'amount': '+57000'}^[26].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Pennsylvania^[6], home rule municipality of Pennsylvania^[7], and railway town^[8].

History and Context

1849 marks the founding of Altoona^[18].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Altoona include Altoona–Blair County Airport^[31], an airport^[32], in United States^[33] and Altona Township^[34], a township of Minnesota^[35], in United States^[36].

Why It Matters

Altoona draws 2,663 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #12 of 54).^[2] Altoona has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Altoona is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for Altoona include Altoona–Blair County Airport^[31], an airport^[32], in United States^[33] and Altona Township^[34], a township of Minnesota^[35], in United States^[36].