Northern Cambria Pennsylvania Map

About Northern Cambria, Pennsylvania

Northern Cambria is a locality in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,494. The population density is 451.1 people per km². Northern Cambria is located at 40.6592°N, 78.7817°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 15714.

Northern Cambria rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent work of water and ice, where rolling hills, draped in the deep greens of summer and the stark grays of winter, give way to broader valleys. It lies 22.5 miles west-north-west of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 296°T), and is situated 0.2 miles south-south-west of Barnesboro. The air here, particularly in the quiet hours before dawn, carries a crisp, clean scent of pine and damp earth, a palpable coolness that speaks of the elevation and the surrounding woodlands. The terrain folds in on itself, creating a sense of contained openness, where distant ridges blur into the horizon under skies that can shift from a bruised, stormy purple to a brilliant, washed-out blue with startling speed. This place was forged in the earth’s deep reserves, its identity irrevocably tied to the coal that once pulsed beneath its surface, a legacy that still whispers in the weathered brick of older buildings and the quiet resilience of its people. The local economy, once powered by the pickaxe and the mine shaft, has since diversified, with manufacturing and service industries now forming the backbone of daily life in Northern Cambria. The clear, cool waters of the nearby Stonycreek River offer a different kind of bounty, a place for quiet contemplation or the simple pleasure of a summer afternoon. The rhythm of Northern Cambria is one of steady, unpretentious perseverance, a quiet strength born of the land and the enduring spirit of those who call it home.

About This Northern Cambria Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Northern Cambria, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.659234, -78.781694. 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 Northern Cambria and Cambria County.

Detailed location data for Northern Cambria includes the ZIP code (15714), 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 (Northern Cambria 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 Northern Cambria is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.