Explore Confluence, Pennsylvania, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Confluence, Pennsylvania. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Pennsylvania or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Confluence.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Confluence |
| State | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| County | Somerset County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 39.812855 |
| Longitude | -79.356702 |
| Population | 722 |
| Density | 174.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 15424 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| County Seat | Somerset |
| School District | Turkeyfoot Valley Area School District |
Confluence occupies a singular geography where the convergence of three distinct waterways dictates the very pulse of the land. It lies 34.0 miles southeast of Rostraver, PA (from Rostraver, PA: bearing 135°T), and is situated 17.3 miles north-northwest of Garrett. Laurel Hill Creek carves a path through the terrain, its waters moving with a deliberate, cold clarity that defines the local edges of the landscape. The atmosphere here carries a heavy, quiet weight, particularly at dusk when the light thins against the backdrop of the distant Allegheny Mountains, turning the surrounding canopy into a deepening shade of charcoal. Beyond the immediate banks, the topography rises into the subtle creases of Paddytown Hollow, while the nearby Youghiogheny River Lake provides a vast, reflective stillness that anchors the surrounding woodland. The Confluence Borough Community Center serves as the social axis of this place, where the mundane rhythms of daily life find a fixed point amidst the shifting currents of the rivers.
History in Confluence is measured not by grand monuments, but by the persistent endurance of those who moved through this interior corridor to extract the bounty of the earth. The local economy, once tethered to the iron and timber that flowed through these valleys, has transitioned into a quieter existence that honors the raw, unhurried pace of the seasons. Visitors often venture toward the roar of Ohiopyle Falls or seek the quiet stretches of the Great Gorge Trail, yet the character of the place remains firmly rooted in the local appreciation for the woods and the nearby Savage River State Forest. Life here is defined by the intersection of these natural forces, where the collective memory of the region is etched into the very soil, and the sound of moving water serves as a constant, rhythmic reminder of the geography that sustains the inhabitants.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Confluence, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 39.812855, -79.356702. 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 Confluence includes the ZIP code (15424), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Somerset County (Somerset), and school district assignment (Turkeyfoot Valley Area School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |