Adams Pennsylvania Map

About Adams, Pennsylvania

Adams is a locality in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,938. Adams is located at 40.9412°N, 79.6423°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16028.

Adams remains a quiet expanse of high-ground fields and dense, stubborn woodland where the sunlight at dusk thickens into a bruised, golden amber. It lies 14.3 miles east-northeast of Butler, PA (from Butler, PA: bearing 67°T), and is situated 15.3 miles east-northeast of Homeacre-Lyndora. The landscape holds the patient, folded weight of the earth, defined by the slow movement of Hart Run as it carves a path through the undergrowth just a mile from the center. Beyond the immediate canopy, the terrain rises into the uneven, shadowed silhouettes of the Allegheny Mountains, which trace a jagged line against the western horizon. State Game Land 105 offers an untamed buffer of brush and timber, providing a sanctuary where the air tastes of cooling pine and damp soil, far removed from the press of urban centers.

Adams persists through a rhythm defined by the seasonal turn of the harvest and the persistent, industrious character of a place that long ago learned to survive on its own terms. While the economy once leaned heavily upon the extraction and labor that characterized the broader plateau, modern life here is measured in the steady maintenance of homesteads and the upkeep of local woodlots. Seven miles away, the low dip of Crozier Hollow serves as a reminder of the geologic forces that shaped the region, while the distant, calm surface of Boydstown Reservoir reflects the stillness of the interior plains. There is no urgency in the way the day concludes here, only the reliable shadow of the ridges and the slow cooling of the metal roofs as night settles over the valley.

About This Adams Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Adams, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.941175, -79.64227. 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 Adams includes the ZIP code (16028), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Armstrong County (Kittanning), and school district assignment.

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.