Jefferson Pennsylvania Map

About Jefferson, Pennsylvania

Jefferson is a locality in Washington 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 cutting of Cross Creek, which carves its path through the earth with a quiet authority. It lies 15.4 miles west-northwest of Washington, PA (from Washington, PA: bearing 300°T), and is situated 9.2 miles southeast of Steubenville. The land here rises and falls in long, muscular swells of soil that hold the morning light in pockets of pale, cooling mist. To the east, the horizon holds the faint, jagged suggestion of the Appalachian Mountains, a silent blue presence that anchors the perspective of the valley. A mile away, the terrain dips into the shadowed, quiet basin of Coal Hollow, while the nearby expanse of State Game Land 303 offers a dense, unmanicured sanctuary of oak and brush. The air in Jefferson carries the sharp, clean scent of damp loam and the mineral weight of the plateau, a reminder that the ground beneath is as much a part of the local identity as the sky above.

Jefferson emerged from the industrial currents that once powered the regional ambition of the plateau, its history tethered to the extraction and transit of coal that moved through these hollows. The local economy has shifted, yet the architecture—sturdy brick and modest, functional wood—reflects a legacy of endurance and the steady, unadorned labor of those who built the foundations. Life moves with a deliberate pace, punctuated by the seasonal shift of shadows across the fields and the occasional stillness that settles over the nearby Bowden Ponds at dusk. Residents recognize the value of the surrounding wilderness, where the remnants of a coal-driven past are slowly being reclaimed by the deep, persistent growth of the woods. It is a place that does not demand attention, preferring to exist in the quiet space between the industrial memory of the region and the slow, inevitable return of the wild landscape.

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 Washington County (Washington), 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.