Chestnut Ridge Pennsylvania Map

About Chestnut Ridge, Pennsylvania

Chestnut Ridge is a locality in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 12.0 people per km². Chestnut Ridge is located at 39.9804°N, 79.8064°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 15655.

Chestnut Ridge rises from the rolling terrain of Fayette County, a long, sinuous elevation cloaked in the deep greens of mature forests. It lies 24.5 miles south of North Huntingdon, PA (from North Huntingdon, PA: bearing 189°T), and is situated 7.3 miles north-west of Uniontown. The land here is a study in subtle contours, where broad-leafed oaks and maples hold court over shadowed hollows and sun-drenched slopes. Streams, born from the ridge’s flanks, carve their way through the undergrowth, their waters cool and clear, carrying the scent of damp earth and decaying leaves. The air itself possesses a certain clarity, especially in the early morning, before the day’s warmth fully disperses the morning mist that can cling to the lower valleys. This is a place where the land dictates the pace, where the rustle of leaves and the distant call of a crow are the dominant sounds. The history of Chestnut Ridge is deeply entwined with the extraction of the earth’s bounty. Coal seams, once the lifeblood of the region, have left their indelible mark, though many of these mines now stand silent, ghosts of a more industrious past. The communities that grew around these operations fostered a resilient spirit, a quiet understanding of hard work and the changing fortunes of industry. Today, agriculture still holds a place, with farms dotting the less forested expanses, their fields of corn and soybeans catching the golden light of late afternoon. The economy has shifted, seeking new avenues, but the echoes of its past linger in the sturdy stone foundations of old buildings and the weathered faces of its long-time residents, a testament to endurance.

About This Chestnut Ridge Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Chestnut Ridge, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.980353, -79.806433. 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 Chestnut Ridge and Fayette County.

Detailed location data for Chestnut Ridge includes the ZIP code (15422), 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. 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 Chestnut Ridge is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.