Ellwood City Pennsylvania Map

About Ellwood City, Pennsylvania

Ellwood City is a locality in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 7,532. The population density is 1258.5 people per km². Ellwood City is located at 40.8617°N, 80.2865°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16117.

Ellwood City, a place where the rolling hills of Western Pennsylvania begin to assert their gentle dominion, is etched with the quiet persistence of industry and the steadfastness of its people. It lies 22.6 miles east-south-east of Boardman, OH (from Boardman, OH: bearing 120°T), and is situated 7.8 miles north-north-east of Beaver Falls. The landscape here is a study in muted greens and earthy browns, a topography shaped by ancient waterways and the enduring strength of the land. Creeks, tributaries to the larger Beaver River, snake through the terrain, their banks often lined with the stoic remnants of trees that have weathered countless seasons. The air itself carries a certain weight, a subtle blend of damp earth and the distant, lingering scent of coal smoke from bygone eras, a constant reminder of the region's foundational embrace of hard labor and resourcefulness. The narrative of Ellwood City is deeply intertwined with the steel and manufacturing that once pulsed through its heart, a legacy that continues to inform its character. Though the great furnaces no longer roar with the same ferocity, the spirit of innovation and resilience endures, finding new expressions in the present-day economy. Local businesses, many of them family-run for generations, form the bedrock of daily life, their storefronts lining streets that echo with the footsteps of history. The town is a testament to the transformative power of the industrial age, a place where the very ground seems to hold the stories of immigrants who came to build a new life, their hopes and hardships woven into the very fabric of Ellwood City's enduring identity.

About This Ellwood City Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ellwood City, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.86173, -80.286452. 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 Ellwood City and Lawrence County.

Detailed location data for Ellwood City includes the ZIP code (16117), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Lawrence County (New Castle), and school district assignment (Ellwood City 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 Ellwood City is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.