Atlantic Pennsylvania Map

About Atlantic, Pennsylvania

Atlantic is a locality in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. Atlantic is located at 40.3576°N, 79.3195°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16111.

Atlantic lies where the land begins to fold and crease, a place where the rolling hills of southwestern Pennsylvania soften into a gentler, more yielding terrain. It lies 21.7 miles east of North Huntingdon, PA (from North Huntingdon, PA: bearing 85°T), and is situated 4.0 miles north-east of Latrobe. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a faint, sweet scent of damp earth and the distant murmur of unseen water, a subtle symphony played out across the wooded slopes that hem the small valley. Fields, stitched with the straight lines of recent plowing, interrupt the verdant sprawl of oak and maple, their rich, dark soil a promise of future harvests under a sky that often shifts from the pale blue of morning to the bruised purples and oranges of twilight. It’s a landscape that feels both lived-in and wild, where the hand of man has shaped but not conquered the persistent, quiet strength of the natural world. The story of Atlantic is one of resilience, a testament to the enduring spirit forged in the crucible of industry and agriculture. This area, once a vital artery for coal mining, still bears the echoes of that past in the scattered remnants of tipples and the deep, dark veins of earth that once sustained its economy. Now, the focus has shifted, with local farms providing a steady, if modest, livelihood, their produce finding its way to markets near and far. The close-knit character of Atlantic, born from shared hardship and collective endeavor, is still palpable in the easy nods exchanged between neighbors and the quiet hum of daily life that unfolds at its own measured pace, unhurried by the clamor of larger cities.

About This Atlantic Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Atlantic, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.357569, -79.31948. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Atlantic and Westmoreland County.

Detailed location data for Atlantic includes the ZIP code (15474), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Westmoreland County (Greensburg), and school district assignment (Conneaut School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Atlantic is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.