Newtown Pennsylvania Map

About Newtown, Pennsylvania

Newtown is a locality in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,268. The population density is 1580.6 people per km². Newtown is located at 40.2283°N, 74.9323°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Newtown is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 17981, 15145, 18702.

Newtown sits upon the high, firm earth of a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic flow of Clapboard Run, which carves a quiet path through the local topography. It lies 3.6 miles east-northeast of Johnstown, PA (from Johnstown, PA: bearing 68°T), and is situated 5.3 miles east-northeast of Westmont. The air here carries a crisp, inland clarity, far removed from the humid heaviness of any distant shore, and the horizon is punctuated by the distant, hazy blue outlines of the Allegheny Mountains. To the north, the terrain rises into the deep, quiet expanses of State Forest Lands, while closer to the center, the waters of Winding Staircase Falls provide a constant, low-frequency hum that anchors the stillness of the afternoon. As the sun moves behind the western ridges, the light catches the iron-rich soil of the region, casting long, amber shadows across the open fields that stretch toward the basin of Soap Hollow.

Newtown bears the quiet weight of its long-standing presence in the region, a place where the economy has shifted from early agricultural roots to a modern, deliberate pace of life. Residents often gather at Lexington Avenue Park, a local space that serves as the social meridian for those who walk the neighborhood paths or seek a moment of reprieve near the water’s edge. While the proximity of Hinckston Run Reservoir offers a stable, glassy mirror to the sky, the true character of Newtown reveals itself in the everyday industry of its streets and the preservation of its older, brick-fronted architecture. Those inclined toward longer journeys often head toward the Roger Mountain Trail, finding that the distance traveled provides a necessary perspective on the enduring, steady pulse of life in this part of the world.

About This Newtown Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Newtown, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.228344, -74.932293. 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 Newtown includes the ZIP code (17981, 15145, 18702), 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 (Council Rock 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.