Bunola Pennsylvania Map

About Bunola, Pennsylvania

Bunola is a locality in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 134. The population density is 58.0 people per km². Bunola is located at 40.2373°N, 79.9506°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 15020.

Bunola, a quiet settlement in Allegheny County, rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent work of water and earth. It lies 7.8 miles south-east of Bethel Park, PA (from Bethel Park, PA: bearing 143°T), and is situated 9.7 miles south-south-east of Mount Lebanon. The terrain here is a study in gentle slopes and hollows, where the Monongahela River’s broad, dark ribbon defines the western edge, its banks often softened by a fringe of willows and cottonwoods. Beyond the river, the land rises into modest hills, their flanks etched with the darker green of mixed woodlands, giving way to open fields that catch the sun in broad, golden swathes. The air often carries a damp, earthy scent, particularly after a rain, a fragrance mingled with the distant, low hum of traffic from the larger arteries that thread through the region. In the late afternoon, the light slants long and golden across the fields, transforming the ordinary into something possessing a quiet, almost luminous grace. The story of Bunola is tied to the very veins of the earth and the flow of the river that has long been its lifeblood. Historically, this area was a thoroughfare for the coal industry, the deep seams beneath the hills once supporting a robust mining economy that shaped the character of its people and the very contours of the land. Though those days have largely passed, the legacy remains in the resilient spirit of the residents and the enduring connection to the natural world. The local economy now leans more toward service and small businesses, with many commuting to larger centers, yet a palpable sense of community persists, fostered by shared history and the enduring beauty of the river valley. Occasional barges, slow-moving behemoths of commerce, still ply the Monongahela, a reminder of the waterway's continuing importance and a visual echo of Bunola's industrial past.

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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bunola, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.237292, -79.950606. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Bunola and Allegheny County.

Detailed location data for Bunola includes the ZIP code (15020), 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 (Elizabeth Forward School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Bunola is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.