Crenshaw Pennsylvania Map

About Crenshaw, Pennsylvania

Crenshaw is a locality in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 423. The population density is 149.2 people per km². Crenshaw is located at 41.2487°N, 78.7620°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 15824, 15823.

Crenshaw occupies a stretch of Pennsylvania terrain where the land rises and falls in long, rhythmic folds of earth and hardwood. It lies 16.2 miles southwest of Saint Marys, PA (from Saint Marys, PA: bearing 220°T), and is situated 8.9 miles north of Du Bois. Walburn Run cuts a path through the low ground here, its waters carving a quiet, persistent channel through the soil before the landscape eventually climbs toward the distant silhouette of the Allegheny Mountains. The air in Crenshaw holds a particular sharpness, especially when the afternoon light catches the amber hues of the trees, turning the woods into a display of copper and bronze. Residents often gather at the Brockway Youth Soccer Fields, a space that defines the local pace of life as much as the stillness of the nearby fields, while the deeper shadows of Elk State Forest wait only a short distance away to reclaim the horizon.

Crenshaw grew from the industrial pulse of the region, carrying the quiet gravity of a place that once looked to the earth beneath its feet for purpose and sustenance. While the economy has shifted away from the heavy labor of previous decades, the character of the people remains tied to the resilient spirit of the Pennsylvania plateau. Those seeking a longer path through the wilderness often look toward the Indian Rock Trail, situated miles away, yet the daily rhythm of life in Crenshaw is measured by the local lanes and the proximity of the Brockway Reservoir, which offers a steady stillness to the landscape. Finley Hollow sits further out, a reminder of the deep, sheltered basins that define the local geography, ensuring that Crenshaw remains a place where the scale of the world feels human and the passage of time is marked by the changing leaves rather than the rush of the modern era.

About This Crenshaw Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Crenshaw, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 41.248672, -78.761973. 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 Crenshaw includes the ZIP code (15824, 15823), 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 (Brockway Area School District).

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.