Buena Vista Pennsylvania Map

About Buena Vista, Pennsylvania

Buena Vista is a locality in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. Buena Vista is located at 40.0209°N, 75.9794°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 15018, 17527, 15037.

Buena Vista occupies a quiet expanse of the Pennsylvania plateau where the deliberate, rhythmic flow of Furnace Run defines the lower edges of the property lines. It lies 11.2 miles south-southeast of Rostraver, PA (from Rostraver, PA: bearing 153°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north of Uniontown. The atmosphere here carries the weight of inland air, thick with the scent of damp earth and late-season leaves that drift down from the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Allegheny Mountains. To the west, the land shifts into the quiet topography of Sandy Hollow, while a short walk leads to the manicured grounds of Franklin Community Park, where the light at dusk catches the dew in long, amber streaks. Though the horizon remains vast and terrestrial, the stillness is punctuated by the occasional rush of wind through the trees, a sound that seems to echo the scale of the landscape itself.

Buena Vista maintains a steady, measured pace, having evolved from the rugged industrial pulse of the region into a space defined by its own local geography. Residents often find their way toward the still waters of Colonial Reservoir for an afternoon of reflection, or travel slightly further to observe the sudden, vertical drop of Creek Falls as it cuts through the stone. While the economic character of the region has shifted away from the heavy industry that once dominated the plateaus of the Commonwealth, the legacy of that labor remains in the solid construction of the local architecture and the enduring work ethic of the people. Life here is characterized by the quiet maintenance of houses and the simple, daily rituals of a place that prefers the reliable cycle of the seasons to the frantic demands of the outside world.

About This Buena Vista Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Buena Vista, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.020936, -75.979394. 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 Buena Vista includes the ZIP code (15018, 17527, 15037), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Fayette County (Uniontown), and school district assignment (Elizabeth Forward 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.