Official Name: | Roots, Pennsylvania |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Roots |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Coordinates: | 40.6136°N -78.3653°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Blair |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Antis |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.10 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.10 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.27 |
Area Land Km2: | 0.27 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 101 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 980.58 |
Population Density Km2: | 379.34 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 1224 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 16686 (Tyrone) |
Area Code: | 814/582 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 42-66004 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2805553 |
Roots 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.
The CDP is in northwestern Blair County, in the center of Antis Township. It sits on Pennsylvania Route 865, which leads southeast to Bellwood and northwest up the Allegheny Front 6miles to Blandburg. Roots is on the north side of Bells Gap Run, which flows southeast off the Allegheny Front and joins the Little Juniata River at Bellwood.