Glasgow Pennsylvania Map

About Glasgow, Pennsylvania

Glasgow is a locality in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. Glasgow is located at 40.7076°N, 78.4459°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 15059.

Glasgow rests in a fold of rolling Pennsylvania hills, where the land rises and falls with a gentle persistence that speaks of deep roots and patient cultivation. It lies 13.3 miles north-north-west of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 348°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north-west of Bellwood. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon when the sun begins its slow descent, carries a crisp, earthy scent, a mingling of damp soil and distant woodsmoke that seems to settle into your bones. The landscape is a mosaic of dense, verdant forests and well-tended fields, bisected by narrow country roads that wind like forgotten streams through the terrain. The houses, often built of sturdy stone or weathered clapboard, seem to emerge organically from the hillsides, their chimneys exhaling wisps of white against the vast, often bruised-purple sky. The history of Glasgow is bound to the very earth it occupies, a story etched in the coal seams that once fueled its prosperity. This was a place built by hands that understood the weight of the pickaxe and the darkness of the mine, a legacy that still hums beneath the surface of everyday life. The local economy, once driven by the black gold beneath its feet, has since diversified, with small businesses and agricultural ventures now forming the backbone of its sustenance. While the echoes of its industrial past are undeniable, there's a quiet resilience to Glasgow, a sense that it has weathered storms and found a new, perhaps gentler, rhythm. The nearby waterways, though not grand rivers, offer their own quiet solace, their babbling a soft counterpoint to the rustling leaves and the distant murmur of life.

About This Glasgow Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Glasgow, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.707563, -78.445853. 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 Glasgow and Cambria County.

Detailed location data for Glasgow includes the ZIP code (16639), 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 (Western Beaver County 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 Glasgow is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.