Jerome Pennsylvania Map

About Jerome, Pennsylvania

Jerome is a locality in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 942. The population density is 139.7 people per km². Jerome is located at 40.2090°N, 78.9836°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 15937.

Jerome remains a quiet fixture of the Pennsylvania landscape, characterized by the dense, persistent gravity of the Allegheny Plateau. It lies 8.8 miles south-southwest of Johnstown, PA (from Johnstown, PA: bearing 202°T), and is situated 7.6 miles south-southwest of Westmont. The terrain surrounding Jerome is defined by the deep, shadowed creases of Gilbert Hollow and the steady, narrow progress of South Fork Bens Creek as it carves through the earth. Beyond the immediate clearings, the land rises into the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Allegheny Mountains, while the darker, deeper greens of Forbes State Forest loom twelve miles away. In the cooling air of late afternoon, the light here turns a pale, bruised violet, settling heavily over the fields and the calm, expansive surface of Quemahoning Reservoir, where the stillness of the water mirrors the muted silence of the surrounding ridges.

Industry once defined the pulse of Jerome, drawing its strength from the coal buried deep beneath the shale and limestone, a legacy that lingers in the weathered foundations of older structures and the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the village. While the heavy machinery of the past has largely receded, the local economy now finds a quieter rhythm, supported by those who value the proximity to the Quemahoning Family Recreation Area and the vast, wooded solitude that persists just beyond the residential lanes. Residents often look toward the regional heritage of the plateau, where the pace of the day is dictated by the slow seasonal shifts of the deciduous trees rather than the frantic motion of the wider world. Life in Jerome moves with the deliberate, measured cadence of a place that has learned to endure, maintaining a character forged by the stubborn, enduring reality of the hills.

About This Jerome Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Jerome, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.208965, -78.983637. 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 Jerome includes the ZIP code (15937), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Somerset County (Somerset), and school district assignment (Conemaugh Township Area 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.