Jefferson Pennsylvania Map

About Jefferson, Pennsylvania

Jefferson is a locality in Greene 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 flow of the South Fork Tenmile Creek, which carves a deliberate path through the earth nearby. It lies 19.5 miles south-southeast of Washington, PA (from Washington, PA: bearing 150°T), and is situated 6.8 miles east-northeast of Waynesburg. The terrain here is shaped by the slow, geological patience of the Allegheny Plateau, where the horizon holds the faint, blurred suggestion of the Allegheny Mountains ninety miles to the east. Broad, verdant expanses stretch toward Eaton Hollow, three miles distant, while the surface of Browns Run Reservoir sits quietly under the expansive sky, reflecting the shifting moods of the clouds. In Jefferson, the light at dusk has a way of catching the edges of the land, turning the deep greens of the vegetation into a muted, heavy bronze that deepens as the shadows lengthen across the soil.

Jefferson Township Park serves as the central gathering point for the residents, providing a shared space where the stillness of the rural environment remains undisturbed by the clamor of wider industry. The regional economy bears the quiet, lingering marks of an era defined by the extraction of subterranean resources, a legacy that remains etched into the local identity even as the pace of life settles into a more measured cadence. Families move through their days with a steady, unadorned focus, their lives intersecting with the deep, coal-rich history that once galvanized the growth of this corner of the state. The character of the inhabitants is forged in this inland seclusion, where the reliance on the land and the proximity to the creek dictate a life lived with a pragmatic, grounded resilience.

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 Greene County (Waynesburg), 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.