Bridgeport Pennsylvania Map

About Bridgeport, Pennsylvania

Bridgeport is a locality in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 5,015. The population density is 2938.2 people per km². Bridgeport is located at 40.1041°N, 75.3435°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Bridgeport is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 17040, 17307, 15666.

Bridgeport defines itself through the steady, insistent passage of Jacobs Creek, which carves a narrow, deliberate path through the landscape. It lies 11.9 miles south of Greensburg, PA (from Greensburg, PA: bearing 178°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north-northeast of Connellsville. The surrounding terrain tilts toward the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Allegheny Mountains, while the local geography is defined by the modest elevation of the plateau and the deep, quiet geometry of Simpson Hollow. At the edge of the residential grid, Bridgeport Reservoir catches the low-slanting afternoon light, turning the water into a sheet of hammered pewter that reflects the changing moods of the sky. Nearby, the managed expanse of Bridgeport Dam Park offers a quiet respite, its grounds providing a buffer between the domestic architecture of the streets and the untamed, dense greenery that stretches toward the horizon.

Industry once pulled the rhythm of Bridgeport into a faster, more metallic cadence, echoing the labor-heavy heritage common to these inland reaches where iron and coal shaped the habits of generations. Today, the economy has shifted toward a quieter persistence, though the influence of those earlier, heavier days remains visible in the sturdy brick facades and the utilitarian layout of the original streets. Life here moves with a deliberate, unremarkable pace, punctuated by the seasonal shift of leaves in the direction of Forbes State Forest and the occasional excursion to the rushing water of Creek Falls. Bridgeport holds its own quiet history in the weight of its stone foundations and the way the evening air settles over the valley, creating a space where the past is not a museum piece but a consistent, grounding presence in the daily lives of those who remain.

About This Bridgeport Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bridgeport, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.104072, -75.34355. 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 Bridgeport includes the ZIP code (17040, 17307, 15666), 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 (Upper Merion Area 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.