Jefferson Pennsylvania Map

About Jefferson, Pennsylvania

Jefferson is a locality in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 253. The population density is 519.6 people per km². Jefferson is located at 39.9305°N, 80.0577°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Jefferson is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 15312, 16232, 17311.

Jefferson occupies a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic curve of Beaver Creek, which carves a path through the quiet earth just a stone's toss from the center of the grid. It lies 29.5 miles northeast of Butler, PA (from Butler, PA: bearing 37°T), and is situated 8.9 miles west of Clarion. The terrain here is characterized by the steady, rising contours of the Allegheny Plateau, a region where the horizon remains heavy with the distant, blue-tinted silhouette of the Allegheny Mountains. In the golden light of late afternoon, the shadows lengthen across the fields, emphasizing the subtle depth of the land as it slopes toward the basin of Lowrey Run Valley eight miles away. Residents often look toward the northern woods, where the dense canopy of the Clear Creek State Forest Kennerdell Tract anchors the local wilderness, while the nearby waters of Marie-Eileen Lake provide a singular, reflective stillness in the landscape.

Jefferson maintains a character shaped by the industrious, deliberate pace of Pennsylvania’s interior, where the echoes of past regional trades blend with the quiet persistence of modern agrarian life. The presence of Beaver Creek Recreational Park serves as a focal point for the daily lives of the people, offering a space where the rhythm of the seasons is measured by the changing foliage and the cooling air of the high plateau. While the influence of the greater industrial corridors to the west remains a part of the regional heritage, the daily economy here pivots on a more localized scale, favoring the steady labor of small-scale commerce and the stewardship of the surrounding soil. Life in Jefferson moves with a measured gravity, a reflection of a place that understands its position in the vast, wooded expanse of the state, far from the frantic pace of the coast.

About This Jefferson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Jefferson, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 39.93045, -80.057713. 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 Jefferson includes the ZIP code (15312, 16232, 17311), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Clarion County (Clarion), and school district assignment (Jefferson-Morgan 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.