East Huntingdon is bordered by Hempfield Township, Mount Pleasant, and Fayette County.

They are the namesake of Stauffer Run, which is a tributary that empties into Jacob's Creek.

The first school to open in East Huntingdon was a schoolhouse built on Gaut's Dairy Farm in Alverton.

The first East Huntingdon school board election occurred on October 6, 1834.

[6] The township was the site of the Morewood Massacre of 1891, which occurred during a labor union protest.

Countryside Plaza encompasses 16.9 acres of land and is home to 20 retail stores.

On June 19, 1947, the Ruthorn Drive-In Theater opened in East Huntingdon on Pennsylvania Route 119 near the Scottdale exit.

It includes the communities of West Overton, Ruffs Dale, Central, Tars, Rocktown, Feree, West Bethany, Lauffer, Donnelly, Morewood, Reagantown, Alverton, Mayfield, Bessemer, Buckeye, Green Lick, Iron Bridge, Pinetree and Chaintown.

[10][11] To the north is New Stanton Borough; to the south is Scottdale and Fayette County.