Claridge Pennsylvania Map

About Claridge, Pennsylvania

Claridge is a locality in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Claridge is located at 40.3656°N, 79.6223°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 15623.

Claridge lies cradled by a landscape of soft, rolling hills, their slopes a patchwork of dense, mature woodlands and open fields that catch the sun with a gentle, almost weary luminescence. It lies 6.2 miles east-north-east of North Huntingdon, PA (from North Huntingdon, PA: bearing 67°T), and is situated 9.5 miles east-south-east of Monroeville. The air here carries a faint, earthy scent, a blend of damp soil and the distant breath of pine, and in the late afternoon, shadows begin to stretch and deepen across the terrain, giving the land a quiet, contemplative mood. The terrain itself is a study in subtle transitions, where the gentle undulations of the earth give way to steeper inclines that overlook the meandering, often unseen, veins of small creeks and tributaries that thread through the region. The story of Claridge is intrinsically bound to the coal that once lay slumbering beneath its surface, a history that still whispers in the weathered facades of older buildings and the faint, mineral tang that can still be detected after a heavy rain. For generations, the local economy was fueled by the deep veins of anthracite, a demanding and dangerous labor that shaped the character of the people and the very rhythm of life in Claridge. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, the legacy of that era endures, a quiet resilience etched into the community's spirit, and the occasional rusty relic of industrial machinery, half-swallowed by encroaching vegetation, serves as a poignant reminder of a vibrant, if arduous, past.

About This Claridge Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Claridge, Pennsylvania with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Claridge and Westmoreland County.

Detailed location data for Claridge includes the ZIP code (15623), 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. 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 Claridge is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.