Cross Creek Pennsylvania Map

About Cross Creek, Pennsylvania

Cross Creek is a locality in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 121. The population density is 128.7 people per km². Cross Creek is located at 40.3290°N, 80.4092°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 15021, 15004.

Cross Creek emerges from the steady, rhythmic intersection of sloping terrain and the persistent flow of the Middle Fork Cross Creek, which cuts a clear path through the local landscape. It lies 13.0 miles west of South Fayette, PA (from South Fayette, PA: bearing 261°T), and is situated 9.8 miles east of Follansbee. The surrounding topography is defined by deep, verdant hollows and high-shouldered ridges that capture the shifting light of the afternoon, casting long, bruised-purple shadows across the fields. Two miles away, the surface of Zinc Dam Reservoir holds the sky in a quiet, glass-like stillness, while the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains anchor the horizon far to the east. The air here holds a distinct, heavy dampness during the transition into evening, a quality that softens the sharp edges of the timber and makes the rustling of the deciduous canopy feel deliberate and deep.

Economic life in Cross Creek has long been tethered to the slow extraction of earth and the quiet persistence of agriculture, echoing the industrial grit that defined the broader region for generations. Residents often find their way toward the Langeloth Ballfield for recreation, where the flat, manicured expanse offers a stark contrast to the rugged, uneven folds of the nearby Cherry Valley. History is not written in grand monuments here but in the weathered brick of older foundations and the narrow, winding roads that follow the natural contours of the stream beds. The pace of daily life retains a deliberate gravity, shaped by the cycles of the seasons and a stubborn, quiet pride in the land that has sustained the families of Cross Creek for decades.

About This Cross Creek Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cross Creek, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.328958, -80.409232. 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 Cross Creek includes the ZIP code (15021, 15004), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Washington County (Washington), and school district assignment (Avella 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.