New Salem Pennsylvania Map

About New Salem, Pennsylvania

New Salem is a locality in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 822. The population density is 671.0 people per km². New Salem is located at 39.9037°N, 76.7913°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. New Salem is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 16240, 15468, 17408.

New Salem exists as a quiet accumulation of dwellings and fields defined by the persistent, rhythmic flow of Dunlap Creek as it carves through the local clay. It lies 16.7 miles south of Rostraver, PA (from Rostraver, PA: bearing 185°T), and is situated 6.5 miles west-northwest of Uniontown. The landscape here is characterized by the modest, earth-toned slopes of the Allegheny Plateau, where the light at dusk settles in long, bruised purples across the fallow fields. Two miles to the east, the stillness of Patsys Lake offers a reflective contrast to the moving water of the creek, while the dense, shadowed canopy of Forbes State Forest looms eleven miles away, casting a faint, emerald haze over the horizon. The air carries the scent of damp soil and drying stalks, a heavy, grounded perfume that seems to cling to the low-lying terrain of Keister Hollow five miles to the south.

New Salem maintains a steady, deliberate pace, anchored by the simple geometry of the Newboro Ballfield where the local children gather under the glare of evening lamps. The economy of New Salem remains tied to the land and the legacies of the regional trades, reflecting a history of industry that once pulled its sustenance from the deep, dark veins of the earth. Residents move with the practiced ease of those who have seen the seasons cycle through the nearby Mile Trail, a path that invites a slow, meditative walk through the brush ten miles out. Even as the distant Allegheny Mountains stand as a jagged, grey silhouette against the sky, the life of New Salem remains firmly rooted in the immediate, tangible details of the valley floor and the quiet persistence of its neighbors.

About This New Salem Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of New Salem, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 39.903697, -76.791318. 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 New Salem includes the ZIP code (16240, 15468, 17408), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Fayette County (Uniontown), and school district assignment (Spring Grove 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.