Explore Bessemer, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bessemer, 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 Bessemer.
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 | Bessemer |
| State | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| County | Allegheny County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 40.977156 |
| Longitude | -80.488722 |
| Population | 1,076 |
| Density | 251.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 15104, 15666, 16112 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| County Seat | Pittsburgh |
| School District | Mohawk Area School District |
Bessemer anchors itself firmly upon the rugged spine of the Allegheny Plateau, where the earth yields to the persistent, rhythmic carving of Turtle Creek. It lies 2.2 miles north-northeast of West Mifflin, PA (from West Mifflin, PA: bearing 17°T), and is situated 8.1 miles east-southeast of Pittsburgh. Beyond the immediate banks of the creek, the landscape rises into a series of broken, verdant ridges that eventually fade into the distant, hazy blue outlines of the Allegheny Mountains. The air in Bessemer often holds a sharp, clean clarity, particularly in the autumn months when the light thins to a pale gold, casting long, lean shadows across the fields that stretch toward the horizon. Five miles to the east, the quiet surface of B Y Recreational Park Lake mirrors the shifting gray clouds, providing a stillness that contrasts with the functional, industrious character of the surrounding terrain.
Bessemer retains a distinct, weathered profile shaped by the heavy labor that once defined the regional economy, leaving behind a legacy of grit and endurance that remains visible in the architecture of its older storefronts. The proximity to the US Steel Acquisition grounds serves as a reminder of the industrial energy that fueled the growth of the region, though the pace of life has since slowed into a steady, deliberate hum. Residents often traverse the local landscape with an intimate knowledge of the ridges and hollows, perhaps looking toward the path of the Monogahela Incline or the distant, shadowed depths of Panther Hollow as they navigate their daily routines. Life in Bessemer moves with the measured persistence of a place that has seen the rise and fall of great furnaces, yet it continues to find its own quiet momentum in the cycles of the seasons and the enduring presence of the land itself.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bessemer, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.977156, -80.488722. 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 Bessemer includes the ZIP code (15104, 15666, 16112), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Allegheny County (Pittsburgh), and school district assignment (Mohawk Area 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. |