Ganister 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.[3]

Ganister, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 40°28′25″N 78°13′36″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Blair
Township	Woodbury
Area [1]
• Total	0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
• Land	0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	870 ft (270 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	11
• Density	785.71/sq mi (302.81/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	16693 (Williamsburg)
Area code(s)	814/582
FIPS code	42-28360
GNIS feature ID	2805505[3]

The CDP is in eastern Blair County, in the northwest part of Woodbury Township. It is bordered to the north by the Frankstown Branch Juniata River and to the west by its tributary, Piney Creek. Catharine Township is to the north across the Frankstown Branch.

Pennsylvania Route 866 forms the northeast border of the Ganister CDP; it leads southeast (downriver) 2 miles (3 km) to Williamsburg and northwest, upriver through the Lock Mountain / Short Mountain water gap, 2 miles (3 km) to U.S. Route 22 near Point View.

The limestone quarry in Ganister is currently owned by Grannas Brothers, Inc.[4]

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