Crosby Pennsylvania Map

About Crosby, Pennsylvania

Crosby is a locality in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Crosby is located at 41.7451°N, 78.3903°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16724.

Crosby lies in a hollow, where the land folds in on itself, cradling the scattered homes and businesses. It lies 49.8 miles east-south-east of Jamestown, NY (from Jamestown, NY: bearing 119°T), and is situated 10.0 miles east-south-east of McKean. The hills rise steeply, cloaked in the dense green of Pennsylvania’s northern forests, their slopes etched with the faded lines of old logging roads. A persistent quiet hangs in the air, broken only by the sigh of wind through the pines and the distant murmur of automobiles passing on higher ground. The sky here often wears a soft, diffused light, even on clear days, as if filtered through the very breath of the ancient woods that surround Crosby. Rain, when it comes, falls with a steady, purposeful drumming on rooftops and the broad leaves of the forest, a sound that seems to deepen the sense of enclosure. The history of Crosby is bound to the timber that once dominated this landscape, a raw resource hauled out of these hills by horse and by rail. Its economy, though diversified now, still carries the echo of those industrious beginnings, with remnants of its logging past visible in the weathered barns and the ghostly outlines of old sawmills near the winding waterways. Small, independent businesses form the heart of Crosby’s commerce, their proprietors often possessing a deep, inherited knowledge of the land and its ways, a legacy passed down through generations who have learned to live in concert with the rugged terrain. The character of Crosby is one of resilience, a quiet persistence that mirrors the enduring strength of the great trees that still stand sentinel on its surrounding slopes.

About This Crosby Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Crosby, 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 Crosby and McKean County.

Detailed location data for Crosby includes the ZIP code (16749), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of McKean County (Smethport), 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 Crosby is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.