Minersville Pennsylvania Map

About Minersville, Pennsylvania

Minersville is a locality in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. Minersville is located at 40.3423°N, 78.9256°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17954.

Minersville rests in the embrace of rolling hills, a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent sculpting of water and wind. It lies 30.5 miles west-south-west of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 247°T), and is situated 1.1 miles north of Johnstown. The terrain here is a study in greens and browns, broken by the silvery glint of small streams that thread their way through the valleys, their banks often lined with sturdy, determined trees. The air carries a clean, cool scent, especially after a rain, a mingling of damp earth and the faint, sweet perfume of unseen wildflowers. The houses, many of them built with a practical, enduring spirit, huddle together in places, their roofs a patchwork against the vast, often cloudy sky, hinting at a shared resilience. The story of Minersville is deeply etched into the very bones of this land, a narrative of hard work and the extraction of earth's treasures. For generations, the coal seams beneath these hills fueled industries far beyond this valley, and though that era has largely passed, the legacy remains in the sturdy, stoic character of its people and the quiet hum of its present-day economy. Small businesses now tend to the needs of the community, and the rhythm of life feels measured, unhurried, attuned to the changing seasons. Look closely at the older buildings, and you can still see the echoes of a more boisterous past, a testament to the generations who sought their fortunes and built their lives in this particular corner of Pennsylvania.

About This Minersville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Minersville, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.342296, -78.925581. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Minersville and Cambria County.

Detailed location data for Minersville includes the ZIP code (15906), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Cambria County (Ebensburg), and school district assignment (Minersville Area School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Minersville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.