North Vandergrift Pennsylvania Map

About North Vandergrift, Pennsylvania

North Vandergrift is a locality in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 249. The population density is 311.8 people per km². North Vandergrift is located at 40.6073°N, 79.5595°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 15690.

North Vandergrift spills down hillsides etched with the ghosts of coal seams, a scatter of homes and sturdy brick buildings clinging to the steep inclines that overlook the broad, patient sweep of the Kiskiminetas River. It lies 12.4 miles north-east of Plum, PA (from Plum, PA: bearing 53°T), and is situated 3.7 miles east-north-east of Allegheny Township. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries a damp, earthy scent, a mixture of the fertile valley floor and the steeper, wooded slopes that rise behind the houses, their green a deep, almost bruised hue in the late afternoon light. The streets themselves are a testament to the terrain, often winding sharply or climbing abruptly, demanding a mindful pace from drivers and pedestrians alike. Even the gardens seem to contend with the incline, their flowers and vegetables bravely asserting their color against the persistent green of the surrounding wilderness. This place, North Vandergrift, carries the deep hum of its industrial past, a legacy of the coal and steel that once powered the nation and shaped its very bones. The river, a constant, shimmering presence, was once a highway for barges laden with the fruits of this labor, and its banks still bear the marks of wharves long since dismantled. The local economy, while now diversified, still holds echoes of those robust, smoky days, with a resilient spirit that persists like the hardy wildflowers that push through cracks in the old concrete sidewalks. There are whispers of old family names, families who built their lives and livelihoods here, their stories woven into the very fabric of the place, a quiet, enduring narrative against the backdrop of the ever-present hills.

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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of North Vandergrift, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.607288, -79.559489. 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 North Vandergrift and Armstrong County.

Detailed location data for North Vandergrift includes the ZIP code (15690), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Armstrong County (Kittanning), and school district assignment (Kiski 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 North Vandergrift is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.