Vintondale, Pennsylvania | |
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Borough | |
Eliza Furnace, a historic site in the borough
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Location of Vintondale in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. |
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Location of Vintondale in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. | |
Coordinates: 40°28′42″N 78°54′51″W / 40.47833°N 78.91417°WCoordinates: 40°28′42″N 78°54′51″W / 40.47833°N 78.91417°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Cambria |
Incorporated | 1907 |
Government | |
• Type | Borough council |
Area | |
• Total | 0.49 sq mi (1.26 km2) |
• Land | 0.47 sq mi (1.22 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
Elevation | 1,473 ft (449 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 414 |
• Estimate (2016) | 385 |
• Density | 819.15/sq mi (316.40/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 15961 |
Area code(s) | 814 |
FIPS code | 42-80288 |
Vintondale is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 414 as of the 2010 census.
Vintondale was founded by Warren Delano, maternal uncle of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He was a property owner and mayor of the town.
The Eliza Furnace was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
Vintondale is located on the western border of Cambria County at 40°28′42″N 78°54′51″W / 40.47833°N 78.91417°W (40.478370, -78.914097), along the South Branch of Blacklick Creek. It is at the approximate midpoint of the Ghost Town Trail, a rail trail extending through Cambria and Indiana counties.
Vintondale is 13 miles (21 km) west of Ebensburg, the Cambria County seat, 14 miles (23 km) north of the city of Johnstown, and 21 miles (34 km) southeast of the borough of Indiana.