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Mount Oliver Pennsylvania Map

Explore Mount Oliver, Pennsylvania, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Mount Oliver, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Mount Oliver, Pennsylvania Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Mount Oliver, Pennsylvania. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Pennsylvania or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Mount Oliver.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Mount Oliver
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Allegheny County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.414236
Longitude	-79.98783
Population	3,394
Density	3865.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	15210
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Pittsburgh
School District	Pittsburgh School District

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About Mount Oliver, Pennsylvania

Mount Oliver is a locality in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,394. The population density is 3865.6 people per km². Mount Oliver is located at 40.4142°N, 79.9878°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Mount Oliver is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 15210.

Mount Oliver sits as a dense, high-altitude enclave defined by the abrupt topography of the Allegheny Plateau. It lies 1.9 miles south-southeast of Pittsburgh, PA (from Pittsburgh, PA: bearing 167°T), and is situated 9.9 miles southwest of Penn Hills. The landscape surrounding Mount Oliver is characterized by steep, narrow streets that follow the jagged contours of the terrain, offering glimpses of the industrial valleys that carved the region’s character. Below the high ground, the dark, rhythmic flow of Sawmill Run carves a path through the earth, marking the deep drainage that separates these ridges from the surrounding expanse. The air here holds a crisp, heavy quality, especially as autumn light catches the brick facades and iron railings that line the walks of Ormsby Park, providing a quiet, elevated vantage point above the urban sprawl.

Historical layers of coal mining and early industrial ambition remain etched into the foundations of Mount Oliver, where modest houses cling to the slopes like barnacles on a ship’s hull. The local economy, once tethered to the relentless output of the region’s steel mills, has transitioned into a steady, localized existence, far removed from the grander, distant peaks of the Allegheny Mountains. Residents move through the day with a focused efficiency, navigating the topography that requires a constant, upward struggle against gravity. While the distant, shimmering surface of Panther Hollow Lake remains a quiet destination for those seeking solitude, the pulse of the place is found in the daily trek toward the Monogahela Incline, a mechanical tether that connects this high-ground life to the busier life of the lowlands below.

Nearby Outdoor Places

McKinley Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 263° W
Emerald View Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 346° N
Untitled (Public Artwork) — 1.0 mi, 329° NW
Pittsburgh City Theatre (Theatre) — 1.0 mi, 349° N
Quantum Theatre (Theatre) — 1.0 mi, 349° N
Hays Woods (Local Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 107° E
Moore Greenway (Local Recreation) — 1.1 mi, 232° SW
Beechview - Seldom Seen Greenway (Local Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 265° W
Memorial wall for the homeless people who have died on the streets of Pittsburgh (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 338° N
Kier Refinery Historic Marker (Monument) — 1.9 mi, 351° N
Point State Park (State Park) — 2.0 mi, 329° NW
Wood Street Galleries (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 342° N
James Mills (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 335° NW
Harris Theater (Cinema) — 2.1 mi, 344° N
707 Penn Gallery (Gallery) — 2.1 mi, 342° N
Technique By Toni (Arts Centre) — 2.1 mi, 296° NW
South Hills Art Center (Gallery) — 2.2 mi, 225° SW
Museum of Illusions Pittsburgh (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 333° NW
International Academy of Jazz Hall of Fame (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 041° NE
Rangos Giant Cinema (Cinema) — 2.7 mi, 324° NW
University Art Gallery (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 046° NE
Stephen Foster Memorial Museum (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 042° NE
Artists Image Resource Inc (Arts Centre) — 2.9 mi, 347° N
Carrie Blast Furnace Number 6 and 7 (Historic Ruins) — 5.1 mi, 091° E
Raccoon Creek State Park (State Park) — 20.2 mi, 288° W
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.7 mi, 302° NW · 6,562 acres

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