Davidsville Pennsylvania Map

About Davidsville, Pennsylvania

Davidsville is a locality in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 826. The population density is 162.3 people per km². Davidsville is located at 40.2270°N, 78.9364°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 15935.

Davidsville unfolds across a landscape sculpted by the slow, patient work of water and ice, where rolling hills, cloaked in the deep greens of summer or the stark, skeletal grays of winter, hold their secrets close. It lies 34.9 miles south-west of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 235°T), and is situated 6.9 miles south of Johnstown. The air here, especially in the early morning, carries a damp, earthy scent, a mingling of fertile soil and the breath of the surrounding woodlands. Streams, like silver threads, weave through the valleys, their banks often lined with ferns and moss-covered stones, hinting at the persistent, quiet erosion that has shaped this corner of Somerset County. The land itself feels substantial, rooted, as if it remembers the weight of ancient forests and the passage of creatures long gone, a feeling amplified by the way the light can soften here, turning the afternoon into a gentle, golden haze that clings to the fields. The history of Davidsville is inextricably tied to the rich seams of coal that lie beneath its surface, a subterranean legacy that once fueled the furnaces and shaped the lives of generations. The echoes of that industrial past are still present, not in grand monuments, but in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture and the enduring spirit of its people. While the immediate landscape is predominantly agricultural, with fields yielding crops and pastures dotted with livestock, the memory of mining casts a long shadow, a reminder of the hard-won prosperity and the challenges faced. The local economy, now more diversified, still draws strength from the land, with a quiet resilience that characterizes Davidsville.

About This Davidsville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Davidsville, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.22702, -78.936414. 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 Davidsville and Somerset County.

Detailed location data for Davidsville includes the ZIP code (15928), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Somerset County (Somerset), and school district assignment (Conemaugh Township Area School District). 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 Davidsville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.