New Salem Pennsylvania Map
New Salem, Armstrong County
New Salem, Pennsylvania — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of New Salem, Armstrong County.
Interactive Map of New Salem, Pennsylvania
| City | New Salem |
| State | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| County | Armstrong |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 40.988122 |
| Longitude | -79.244205 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About New Salem, Pennsylvania
New Salem is a locality in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. New Salem is located at 40.9881°N, 79.2442°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17408.0.
New Salem lies cradled in a fold of Pennsylvania's Appalachian foothills, where the land begins its gentle, persistent rise towards the Alleghenies. It lies 42.8 miles north-east of Plum, PA (from Plum, PA: bearing 38°T), and is situated 4.6 miles east-south-east of New Bethlehem. The terrain here is a study in muted greens and browns, a patchwork of rolling farmland that breaks into denser woods along the creek beds. Stone fences, weathered by generations of sun and frost, snake across the contours of the hills, marking the boundaries of fields where corn and soybeans sway in the breeze. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a cool, damp scent of turned earth and pine needles, a quiet invitation to breathe deep. It’s a place where the sky feels vast and close at once, its wide expanse often streaked with the pale gold of dawn or the bruised purples of an approaching storm. This particular corner of Armstrong County carries the deep, resonant hum of its past, a history that whispers from the older farmhouses and the quiet dignity of the community. Once a vital artery for the coal and coke industry, the echoes of those industrious days are still felt, though the landscape has largely reclaimed its more pastoral character. The local economy now leans towards agriculture and the steady, if unhurried, work of those who call New Salem home. There are no grand monuments or bustling attractions here, but rather a subtle beauty in the enduring nature of the land and the quiet resilience of its people. The rhythm of life in New Salem is tied to the seasons, to the planting and the harvest, a steady cadence that has shaped generations.
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About This New Salem Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of New Salem, Pennsylvania with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 New Salem and Armstrong County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for New Salem is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct New Salem is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
