Buck Run Pennsylvania Map

About Buck Run, Pennsylvania

Buck Run is a locality in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 138.7 people per km². Buck Run is located at 40.7068°N, 76.3212°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 19320, 15728, 17901.

Buck Run carves a persistent, silver thread through the rugged terrain of the Allegheny Plateau, defining the landscape with its steady, eastward flow. It lies 9.5 miles east-northeast of Indiana, PA (from Indiana, PA: bearing 63°T), and is situated 17.9 miles south of Punxsutawney. The horizon to the west catches the jagged, shadowed silhouettes of the Allegheny Mountains, while the immediate surroundings of Buck Run are defined by dense hardwoods and the quiet, reclaimed wildness of Gallitzin State Forest. During the autumn months, the air takes on a crisp, metallic edge, and the low-hanging light catches the amber leaves, casting long, fractured shadows across the uneven earth. Moisture clings to the hollows, and the terrain rises in abrupt, forested swells that suggest a land still working to smooth over the scars of its geological youth.

Industry in Buck Run has long been dictated by the stubborn character of the soil and the legacy of the earth beneath it, shifting from the early extraction of raw materials to the current, quiet persistence of a local economy rooted in land management and forestry. Residents move with a deliberate pace, acknowledging the history of the region where the labor of previous generations left a quiet, enduring mark upon the valley floors. While the bustle of larger transit hubs remains distant, the proximity to the silence of the Gallitzin State Forest offers a reprieve from the clamor of modern commerce. Life here is measured by the changing seasons and the seasonal migration of light through the trees, a place where the stillness of the inland woods provides a steady anchor for those who call Buck Run home.

About This Buck Run Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Buck Run, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.706754, -76.32123. 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 Buck Run includes the ZIP code (19320, 15728, 17901), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Indiana County (Indiana), and school district assignment (Minersville 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.