Applewold Pennsylvania Map

About Applewold, Pennsylvania

Applewold is a locality in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 334. The population density is 2743.8 people per km². Applewold is located at 40.8087°N, 79.5217°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Applewold is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 16201.

Applewold occupies a narrow, quiet stretch of land defined by the persistent, dark passage of the Allegheny River. It lies 19.9 miles east of Butler, PA (from Butler, PA: bearing 100°T), and is situated 0.5 miles south of Kittanning. The landscape here is defined by the steep, wooded rise of the terrain that keeps the village close to the water, while Graff Hollow cuts a deep, shadowed crease into the surrounding earth just a short distance away. At Applewold, the light at dusk has a peculiar quality, catching the mist rising off the river and turning the air into a shimmering, bruised indigo that clings to the tree lines. While the horizon remains flat and grounded, the distant silhouette of the Allegheny Mountains occasionally haunts the skyline on exceptionally clear mornings, serving as a reminder of the vast, folded wilderness that lies far beyond the immediate valley floor.

Applewold bears the quiet marks of a place shaped by the industry of the river and the steady, unyielding pace of the Pennsylvania interior. The local economy and daily rhythms remain tethered to the slow movement of the water, which once facilitated the transit of goods and now serves as a steady backdrop to the modest residential life of the borough. Residents often gather at the Applewold Playground to watch the seasons shift, observing the way the autumn leaves drift toward the riverbanks or how the frost settles on the grass during the long, dormant winters. Life here is measured by the changing levels of the river and the quiet, recurring visits to Crooked Creek Lake, where the water mirrors the sky with a stillness that contrasts sharply with the purposeful flow of the nearby currents.

About This Applewold Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Applewold, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.808675, -79.521712. 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 Applewold includes the ZIP code (16201), 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 (Armstrong School District).

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.