Explore Somerset, Ohio, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Somerset, Ohio. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Ohio or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Somerset.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Somerset |
| State | Ohio (OH) |
| County | Perry County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 39.807012 |
| Longitude | -82.297094 |
| Population | 1,481 |
| Density | 490.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 43783 |
| Area Code | 740 |
| County Seat | New Lexington |
| School District | Northern Local School District |
Somerset occupies a quiet expanse of land where the earth rises in slow, deliberate swells, far removed from the churn of any distant coast. It lies 16.8 miles south-southeast of Heath, OH (from Heath, OH: bearing 152°T), and is situated 8.0 miles northwest of New Lexington. The landscape surrounding Somerset is defined by a dense, textured horizon, punctuated five miles away by the deep, verdant canopy of Perry State Forest. Moisture often gathers in the low-lying basins during the early hours, rising as a thin, translucent veil that clings to the banks of Somerset Creek. To the west, the jagged silhouette of Bristol Ridge interrupts the skyline, while the stillness of the Somerset Reservoir provides a glassy mirror for the shifting clouds. Beyond the immediate reach of the fields, the terrain dips into the quiet seclusion of Possum Hollow, and the nearby Clouse Lake Wildlife Area serves as a sanctuary for the indigenous quietude of the region.
Somerset retains a character forged by the steady persistence of its early inhabitants and the rhythms of a regional economy rooted in the soil and the legacy of its brick-making heritage. The architecture of the center displays a deliberate solidity, utilizing local clay to construct facades that have weathered the passage of cycles with a stubborn, earth-toned grace. While the commerce of the present day moves with a modest, measured pace, the influence of the surrounding agricultural lands remains a constant, shaping the seasonal pulse of the streets. Residents walk pathways that have witnessed generations of labor, maintaining a connection to the fundamental industry that once defined this segment of the state. The air here carries the faint, dry scent of dust and tall grass, grounding the daily activities of Somerset in a geography that demands little but offers a profound, unspoken stability.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Somerset, Ohio. Coordinates: 39.807012, -82.297094. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Somerset includes the ZIP code (43783), telephone area code (740), county seat of Perry County (New Lexington), and school district assignment (Northern Local School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |