Granville Pennsylvania Map

About Granville, Pennsylvania

Granville is a locality in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 424. The population density is 120.5 people per km². Granville is located at 40.5541°N, 77.6152°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 15423, 17029.

Granville manifests as a quiet intersection of slope and shadow, anchored firmly within the deep, protective basin of Granville Hollow. It lies 8.6 miles southwest of Rostraver, PA (from Rostraver, PA: bearing 219°T), and is situated 5.7 miles south of Monessen. The landscape is defined by the persistent, rhythmic passage of Gorby Run, which cuts a narrow, winding path through the local topography, its waters reflecting the muted, slate-gray sky of the inland plateau. At the edge of the residential grid, the land levels out into the manicured, open spaces of Rotary Park, where the grass holds the cool, heavy moisture of the morning long after the sun has climbed above the surrounding ridges. While the Allegheny Mountains remain a distant, hazy silhouette against the horizon, the immediate earth here feels intimate and contained, shaped by the slow, geological pressure of a region that keeps its own counsel.

Granville carries the quiet weight of an industrial legacy, echoing the broader, sturdier history of a region built on the extraction and movement of raw materials. The economy today moves at a deliberate, measured pace, reflecting a shift away from the heavy labor of previous generations toward a more modest, localized rhythm of commerce and trade. Residents often look toward Pond F for a momentary respite, a singular, glassy expanse seven miles away that serves as a focal point for the quiet weekend rituals of the local population. Life in Granville is marked by the shifting quality of light against the brick facades and the steady, unpretentious industry of people who have learned to live in harmony with the confined, sheltered geometry of their hollow.

About This Granville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Granville, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.55408, -77.615163. 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 Granville includes the ZIP code (15423, 17029), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Washington County (Washington), and school district assignment (Mifflin County 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.