Oswayo Pennsylvania Map
Oswayo, Pennsylvania — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Oswayo, Potter County.
Interactive Map of Oswayo, Pennsylvania
| City | Oswayo |
| State | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| County | Potter |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 41.921177 |
| Longitude | -78.018338 |
| Population | 134 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Oswayo, Pennsylvania
Oswayo is a locality in Potter County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 134. Oswayo is located at 41.9212°N, 78.0183°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16748.
Oswayo sleeps in a quiet hollow, a place where the land exhales the scent of pine and damp earth, and the sky seems to hold a particular, muted hue. It lies 63.2 miles west of Elmira, NY (from Elmira, NY: bearing 260°T), and is situated 9.3 miles east-south-east of Shinglehouse. The terrain here is a gentle tumble of hills, their slopes cloaked in a deep green that deepens to an almost bruised purple as dusk begins to settle. Small streams, like silver threads, weave through the valleys, their murmuring a constant counterpoint to the rustle of leaves. The air, especially after a rain, carries a clean, sharp freshness, a breath of the wildness that presses in from all sides. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating the moss-laden bark of ancient trees and painting fleeting patterns on the forest floor. The history of Oswayo is as much a part of its landscape as the trees themselves, a slow accumulation of lives lived out against a backdrop of natural abundance. Once, this valley echoed with the industry of logging, the great trees felled and sent downstream, a testament to human endeavor that has since softened back into the embrace of the woods. Today, the economy of Oswayo is a quieter affair, rooted in the land and the enduring spirit of its people. Farming still holds its place, with fields of corn and hay tracing neat geometries against the wilder slopes, and the occasional weathered barn standing as a stoic sentinel to generations of labor. The rhythm of life here is unhurried, dictated more by the turn of the seasons and the steady flow of the nearby waterways than by the clamor of the outside world.
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About This Oswayo Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Oswayo, Pennsylvania with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Oswayo and Potter County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Oswayo is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Oswayo is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
