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Alverton Pennsylvania Map

Explore Alverton, Pennsylvania, 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.

Interactive Map of Alverton, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Alverton, Pennsylvania Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Alverton, Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania 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 Alverton.

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	Alverton
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Westmoreland County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.140072
Longitude	-79.587262
Population	280
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	15612
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Greensburg

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About Alverton, Pennsylvania

Alverton is a locality in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Alverton is located at 40.1401°N, 79.5873°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 15612.

Alverton occupies a quiet expanse of the Pennsylvania plateau where the horizon holds the distant, hazy blue of the Allegheny Mountains. It lies 11.4 miles south-southwest of Greensburg, PA (from Greensburg, PA: bearing 193°T), and is situated 8.4 miles north of Connellsville. The landscape here favors a steady, deliberate incline, marked by the narrow, persistent meander of Stauffer Run as it cuts through the local clay. A few miles to the west, the quiet stillness of Bridgeport Reservoir catches the late afternoon light, reflecting a sky that often turns a bruised, heavy gray before the evening settles. Beyond the immediate fields, the terrain dips into the shadowed basin of Leighty Hollow, where the air feels cooler and the earth stays damp long after a rain. Residents often find their way toward the greenery of Frick Park, a local space that offers a respite from the rigid lines of the surrounding topography.

Alverton maintains a character forged by the steady pulse of regional industry and the slow, persistent labor of its inhabitants. While the grander echoes of the steel era remain present in the architecture of older brick storefronts, the economy now rests on a quieter foundation of commerce and daily maintenance. The rhythms of the day are defined by the passage of heavy transit on the arterial roads and the occasional sound of water rushing over the rocks at Creek Falls. There is a particular clarity in the light during the transition from autumn to winter, a brightness that highlights the clean edges of the homes and the utilitarian purpose of the streets. Life in Alverton moves with a measured pace, defined by the practical habits of a people who have long understood how to work within the confines of their landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Frick Park (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 071° E
Kendi Park (Local Park) — 2.4 mi, 165° S
Mount Pleasant WWI Memorial (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 076° E
Coal and Coke Trail (Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 157° SE
Scottdale War Memorial (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 180° S
Baseball Field (Local Recreation) — 2.7 mi, 087° E
Westmoreland Open Space (Local Recreation) — 3.9 mi, 095° E
State Game Land 296 (State Resource Management Area) — 4.2 mi, 245° SW
The McKivens Archipelago (Viewpoint) — 8.4 mi, 277° W
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 9.8 mi, 283° W
State Game Land 051 (State Resource Management Area) — 11.2 mi, 174° S
Westmoreland Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 11.4 mi, 011° N
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Statue (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 008° N
Big Mac Museum (Museum) — 13.7 mi, 336° NW
Roaring Run Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.9 mi, 112° E
Ohiopyle State Park (State Park) — 14.6 mi, 161° S
Laurel Ridge State Park (State Park) — 16.2 mi, 135° SE
Family Funscape (Theme Park) — 16.3 mi, 295° NW
That Dance Place (Arts Centre) — 16.3 mi, 269° W
Coke Ovens (Historic Ruins) — 16.5 mi, 332° NW
Blaze the Vulcan (Public Artwork) — 16.6 mi, 252° W
Powder Mill Nature Reserve (Museum) — 16.7 mi, 085° E
Mt. Hope School (Historic Ruins) — 16.9 mi, 110° E
Speyer Gallery (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 158° S
Monongahela River, Railroad, and Transportation Museum (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 242° SW
Frank L. Melega Art Museum (Museum) — 17.7 mi, 243° SW
Tipping Bucket (Attraction) — 18.0 mi, 063° NE
Soak Zone (Attraction) — 18.1 mi, 063° NE
Quebec Run Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 25.8 mi, 190° S

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