Braddock Pennsylvania Map

About Braddock, Pennsylvania

Braddock is a locality in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,721. The population density is 1180.3 people per km². Braddock is located at 40.4017°N, 79.8686°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Braddock is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 15301, 15104.

Braddock sits firmly upon the rugged industrial terrain of the Allegheny Plateau, where the earth bears the heavy, soot-stained imprint of a century defined by molten iron and coal. It lies 2.2 miles south-southeast of Washington, PA (from Washington, PA: bearing 156°T), and is situated 8.4 miles south-southwest of Canonsburg. The horizon remains grounded by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Allegheny Mountains, while the local landscape is marked by the modest, winding path of Catfish Creek, which moves with a quiet persistence just one mile from the center. Within a short distance, the quiet surface of Grims Lake offers a stark contrast to the surrounding gray infrastructure, and the nearby greenery of Streator Park provides a singular, lungs-clearing reprieve from the dense masonry of the streets. The light at dusk here often bruises into a deep, metallic violet, catching the edges of rusted girders and brick facades in a way that makes the very air feel heavy with the weight of gravity and time.

Braddock carries a history forged in the white-hot intensity of the steel mills, a legacy that once dictated the pulse of every shift change and the rhythm of the local economy. Though the roar of the furnace has long since faded to a hum, the character of the people remains tied to the grit of that era, reflected in the sturdy, time-worn architecture and the narrow, incline-adjacent alleys that lead toward the depths of Allison Hollow. Education and community endurance now serve as the primary anchors of daily life, replacing the singular dominance of the mill with a fragmented, resilient mosaic of small businesses and civic effort. Life in Braddock moves with a deliberate, unadorned honesty, where the texture of the cracked sidewalks and the stubborn persistence of the neighborhood gardens reveal a place that has learned to thrive in the shadow of its own formidable past.

About This Braddock Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Braddock, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.401736, -79.868622. 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 Braddock includes the ZIP code (15301, 15104), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Washington County (Washington), and school district assignment (Woodland Hills 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.