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Portage, Pennsylvania | |
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![]() Houses on Gillespie Avenue | |
![]() Location of Portage in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. | |
![]() Location of Pennsylvania in the United States | |
Coordinates: 40°23′13″N 78°40′25″W / 40.38694°N 78.67361°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Cambria |
Incorporated | 1890 |
Named for | to portage, or to carry a boat or cargo across land between navigable waters |
Area | |
• Total | 0.67 sq mi (1.72 km2) |
• Land | 0.67 sq mi (1.72 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 1,686 ft (514 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,459 |
• Density | 3,692.19/sq mi (1,426.26/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 15946 |
Area code | 814 |
FIPS code | 42-62048 |
GNIS feature ID | 1215031[2] |
Website | portageboro |
Portage is a borough with home rule status in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Ebensburg and 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Altoona. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,638 at the 2010 US census.[4]
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