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Norvelt Pennsylvania Map

Explore Norvelt, Pennsylvania, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Norvelt, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Norvelt, Pennsylvania Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Norvelt, Pennsylvania. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Pennsylvania or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Norvelt.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Norvelt
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Westmoreland County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.208126
Longitude	-79.497538
Population	846
Density	182.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	15666, 15674
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Greensburg
School District	Mount Pleasant Area School District

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About Norvelt, Pennsylvania

Norvelt is a locality in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 846. The population density is 182.3 people per km². Norvelt is located at 40.2081°N, 79.4975°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 15666, 15674.

Norvelt occupies a quiet stretch of the Allegheny Plateau where the land rises and falls in measured, disciplined folds of earth. It lies 6.8 miles south-southeast of Greensburg, PA (from Greensburg, PA: bearing 161°T), and is situated 10.0 miles southwest of Latrobe. Sewickley Creek carves a persistent, narrow path through the landscape, its waters moving with a steady intent that mirrors the deliberate layout of the streets above. Beyond the immediate clearings, the horizon holds the faint, bruised silhouettes of the Allegheny Mountains, standing as distant sentinels against the sky. The atmosphere here carries the scent of damp soil and ancient, cooling stone, especially when the light shifts at dusk to cast long, thin shadows across the fields that stretch toward the nearby Unknown Park. To the west, the gentle depression of Simpson Hollow collects the morning mist, while Mammoth Lake sits just far enough away to keep the air cool and heavy with the promise of coming rain.

Norvelt emerged from the hard necessity of the Great Depression as a planned homestead project, built to give unemployed miners and their families a chance to cultivate the soil and reclaim a sense of autonomy. The original design—a grid of modest, sturdy houses—remains the backbone of the local character, reflecting an era when labor and land were held in a fragile, hopeful balance. While the heavy industry that once defined the surrounding region has long since receded into memory, the spirit of the place persists in the private gardens and the quiet maintenance of these historic plots. Residents look toward the distant timber of Forbes State Forest as a reminder of the wilder, unmanaged world, yet they remain anchored to a life dictated by the seasons and the slow, deliberate pace of the interior plains. There is a profound stillness in the way the sun clears the ridge lines, illuminating a neighborhood that continues to honor the practical, collective vision of its founding generation.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 175° S
Westmoreland Fairgrounds (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 014° N
Westmoreland Open Space (Local Recreation) — 4.4 mi, 188° S
Mount Pleasant WWI Memorial (Monument) — 4.7 mi, 210° SW
St. Xavier Property Acquisition (Private Recreation) — 6.2 mi, 042° NE
Westmoreland Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 6.9 mi, 339° N
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Statue (Monument) — 7.5 mi, 336° NW
Vietnam Veterans of Westmoreland Co. Memorial (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 008° N
Westmoreland Land Trust Acquisitions - Phase I (Local Recreation) — 7.8 mi, 341° N
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 8.0 mi, 009° N
State Game Land 296 (State Resource Management Area) — 10.7 mi, 233° SW
Forbes State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 11.1 mi, 127° SE
Keystone State Park (State Park) — 11.7 mi, 024° NE
Tipping Bucket (Attraction) — 11.9 mi, 073° E
Soak Zone (Attraction) — 11.9 mi, 073° E
Wild Mouse (Attraction) — 12.0 mi, 073° E
Daniel Tiger Stage (Attraction) — 12.0 mi, 073° E
Powder Mill Nature Reserve (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 105° E
Roaring Run Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.5 mi, 137° SE
Big Mac Museum (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 307° NW
The McKivens Archipelago (Viewpoint) — 13.6 mi, 254° W
Mt. Hope School (Historic Ruins) — 15.3 mi, 133° SE
Coke Ovens (Historic Ruins) — 15.9 mi, 309° NW
Laurel Ridge State Park (State Park) — 15.9 mi, 145° SE
Phoenix Big Cinemas North Versailles Stadium 18 (Cinema) — 18.9 mi, 307° NW
Family Funscape (Theme Park) — 19.6 mi, 276° W
Nittany Lion Shrine (Public Artwork) — 19.8 mi, 299° NW
Spaceballs The Unauthorized Museum and Gift Shop (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 303° NW
Quebec Run Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 31.5 mi, 196° S
Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 64.5 mi, 183° S · 922k acres

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