Dale Pennsylvania Map

About Dale, Pennsylvania

Dale is a locality in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,008. The population density is 2174.2 people per km². Dale is located at 40.3121°N, 78.9050°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Dale is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 19504, 16881, 15902.

Dale occupies a narrow, industrious corridor where the Solomon Run carves a persistent path through the landscape of the Allegheny Plateau. It lies 1.3 miles southeast of Johnstown, PA (from Johnstown, PA: bearing 136°T), and is situated 2.5 miles east of Westmont. The air here holds a distinct, heavy clarity, especially when the light at dusk catches the gray slate of older rooftops or illuminates the mist rising from the nearby White Tail Falls. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Allegheny Mountains define the horizon, standing as a silent, jagged boundary against the sky. Closer to the center of activity, the Hurton Street Playground serves as a quiet anchor for the neighborhood, its iron swings and faded pavement marking the intersection of daily life and the encroaching wild. Beyond the immediate streets, the terrain deepens into the shadows of Soap Hollow, while the waters of Mill Creek Reservoir remain a still, reflective presence only a few miles out, offering a reprieve from the persistent hum of the local roads.

Dale maintains a character forged in the deliberate, steady work of the mid-Atlantic industrial tradition, where the memory of brick and furnace smoke lingers in the architecture of the older storefronts. The local economy persists through a quiet resilience, shifting away from the heavy manufacturing of the past toward a more modest, service-oriented rhythm that honors the town’s blue-collar roots. Residents often find their way toward the State Forest Lands for a sense of scale, traveling just far enough to lose the sound of traffic among the dense timber. There is a particular, unadorned beauty in the way the morning traffic moves through the streets, a synchronized flow of commuters who recognize the value of a predictable day. Life here moves with a pragmatic pace, shaped by the surrounding hills and the knowledge that the Laurel Highlands Trail provides a rugged, forested escape for those seeking to leave the pavement behind.

About This Dale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dale, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.312108, -78.905005. 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 Dale includes the ZIP code (19504, 16881, 15902), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Cambria County (Ebensburg), and school district assignment (Ferndale 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.