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Corsica Pennsylvania Map

Explore Corsica, 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.

Interactive Map of Corsica, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Corsica, Pennsylvania Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Corsica, 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 Corsica.

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.

CityCorsica
StatePennsylvania (PA)
CountyJefferson County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude41.181175
Longitude-79.202262
Population319
Density271.9 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code15829
Area Code215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County SeatBrookville
School DistrictClarion-Limestone Area School District

About Corsica, Pennsylvania

Corsica is a locality in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 319. The population density is 271.9 people per km². Corsica is located at 41.1812°N, 79.2023°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Corsica is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 15829.

Corsica holds the quiet, terrestrial weight of the Pennsylvania interior, defined by the steady, persistent passage of the Welch Run as it cuts through the local landscape. It lies 37.4 miles west-southwest of Saint Marys, PA (from Saint Marys, PA: bearing 243°T), and is situated 9.8 miles east-southeast of Clarion. The terrain here is characterized by the slow, rhythmic rise of the earth, a topography that feels ancient and settled, far removed from any maritime horizon. While the distant, hazy silhouette of the Allegheny Mountains occasionally anchors the far western view, the immediate surroundings are dominated by dense, temperate woodlands that breathe a cool, damp moisture into the air. During the golden hour, the light catches the surface of the Welch Run, turning the water into a ribbon of tarnished copper that snakes past the quiet expanse of Corsica Park, where the grass grows thick and unhurried under the shade of mature oaks.

Economic life in Corsica has long been tethered to the land, reflecting a heritage of timber and modest cultivation that predates the modern era. The influence of the broader regional plateau remains visible in the sturdy, unadorned architecture that defines the local streetscape, built to withstand the deep, gray winters that settle over the valley. Residents often look toward the deeper wilderness of Clear Creek State Forest, twelve miles away, as a reminder of the vast, wooded character that once blanketed this entire corridor. Life moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, punctuated by the seasonal shifts that transform the local woods from vibrant green to a stark, skeletal monochrome. Even when the pace of the day slows, there is a lingering sense of industry in the way the land is managed, a quiet acknowledgment of the generations who have worked the soil and navigated the waterways of this specific corner of the Commonwealth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Corsica Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 277° W
  • State Game Land 266 (State Resource Management Area) — 0.6 mi, 179° S
  • Brockway to Piney Trail (Private Recreation) — 2.0 mi, 191° S
  • State Game Land 074 (State Resource Management Area) — 2.2 mi, 319° NW
  • Mill Creek, Pennsylvania Wild And Scenic River Study Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 3.1 mi, 016° N · 6,529 acres
  • Redbank Valley Trail (Private Recreation) — 4.0 mi, 160° S
  • Clarion, Pennsylvania Wild And Scenic River Study Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 6.9 mi, 307° NW · 12k acres
  • Cook Forest State Park (State Park) — 7.6 mi, 336° NW
  • Belltower (Attraction) — 9.4 mi, 283° W
  • University Gallery (Gallery) — 9.5 mi, 282° W
  • Helen Furnace (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 321° NW
  • Seneca Point Overlook (Viewpoint) — 9.6 mi, 357° N
  • Clarion County (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 284° W
  • Clear Creek State Park (State Park) — 10.5 mi, 021° N
  • Memorial Fountain (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 356° N
  • Blossom "The Big Cow" (Public Artwork) — 11.5 mi, 255° W
  • Allegheny National Forest (National Forest) — 12.1 mi, 021° N · 514k acres
  • Reynoldsville Historical Society (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 110° E
  • American Rabbit Breeders Association (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 272° W
  • Traister Petroglyphs (Historic Ruins) — 19.0 mi, 233° SW
  • Jackson Theater (Cinema) — 20.3 mi, 143° SE
  • Roundhouse (Historic Ruins) — 21.2 mi, 140° SE
  • "the Rocks" Swimming Hole (Attraction) — 21.3 mi, 094° E
  • DuBois Area Historical Society (Museum) — 23.3 mi, 100° E
  • Winkler's Gallery of Fine Art (Gallery) — 23.3 mi, 100° E
  • Paul G. Reitz Theater (Theatre) — 23.4 mi, 101° E
  • Allegheny RiverStone Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 24.9 mi, 264° W
  • Cornplanter's Defeat (Registered Battlefield) — 25.7 mi, 237° SW
  • Hickory Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 33.0 mi, 355° N · 8,633 acres
  • Tionesta National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 33.2 mi, 023° NE · 4,111 acres

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About This Corsica Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Corsica, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 41.181175, -79.202262. 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 Corsica includes the ZIP code (15829), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Jefferson County (Brookville), and school district assignment (Clarion-Limestone 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.