Elgin Pennsylvania Map

About Elgin, Pennsylvania

Elgin is a locality in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 204. The population density is 53.4 people per km². Elgin is located at 41.9031°N, 79.7437°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Elgin is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 16407, 16413.

Elgin marks the landscape with a quiet, persistent presence, defined by the winding course of Beaver Run as it carves a path through the low, verdant terrain. It lies 21.1 miles south-southeast of Harborcreek, PA (from Harborcreek, PA: bearing 149°T), and is situated 5.4 miles west-southwest of Corry. The air here holds the weight of the inland plains, a stillness that settles over the fields long before the shadows of evening grow thin. Within the immediate boundaries of Elgin, the local topography remains modest and unadorned, favoring a quiet expanse of acreage that extends toward the distant, hazy suggestions of the Appalachian Mountains on the horizon. The light during the late afternoon possesses a pale, honeyed quality, catching the tall grasses that lean toward the water’s edge and softening the edges of the horizon where the land meets the cooling sky.

Elgin persists as a testament to the endurance of localized industry and the steady, unsung labor of the inland interior. Residents find a common ground at Elgin Community Park, a space that serves as a quiet anchor for the day-to-day rhythm of the locality, far removed from the clamor of the heavy manufacturing hubs that once defined the wider regional identity. Agriculture and small-scale enterprise remain the lifeblood of the surrounding acreage, while the nearby Union City Reservoir offers a point of focus for those seeking the quiet reflection of still water. Life in Elgin moves with a deliberate, measured pace, grounded by a history of settlement that values the utility of the soil and the proximity of the Baldwin Flats, maintaining a character that is as durable and unpretentious as the earth itself.

About This Elgin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Elgin, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 41.903111, -79.743662. 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 Elgin includes the ZIP code (16407, 16413), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Erie County (Erie), and school district assignment (Corry 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.