Paris Pennsylvania Map

About Paris, Pennsylvania

Paris is a locality in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 667. The population density is 122.0 people per km². Paris is located at 40.4037°N, 80.5126°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 15021.

Paris emerges from the folds of the Allegheny Plateau where the water of Paris Run carves a persistent path through the limestone bedrock. It lies 17.4 miles west-southwest of Carnot-Moon, PA (from Carnot-Moon, PA: bearing 243°T), and is situated 4.2 miles east-southeast of Weirton. Dense thickets of oak and hickory define the horizon, standing as a silent sentry to the landscape, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains marks the boundary of the world beyond the immediate rise and fall of the fields. Four miles to the north, the stillness of Dinsmore Reservoir captures the amber light of late afternoon, mirroring the deciduous canopy in its glassy, undisturbed depths. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and cooling slate, a crisp reminder of the elevation and the quiet, deliberate pace of the seasons shifting across the plateau.

Paris sustains a character built upon the steady, industrial echoes of the region’s past, lingering in the weathered brick of storefronts that once served a bustling trade in coal and iron. Men and women once organized their days around the rhythm of the extraction pits, but today the economy finds its footing in small-scale commerce and the maintenance of the surrounding woodlands. Residents often gather at Oakland Avenue Field, a space that serves as the social anchor for the neighborhood, where the grass is kept short and the silence of the valley is broken only by the sharp, familiar sounds of local activity. Two miles away, the deep, shadowed creases of Martin Hollow offer a respite from the open plains, providing a cooling shade that has persisted since the first settlers recognized the fertile potential of the soil.

About This Paris Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Paris, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.40368, -80.512569. 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 Paris includes the ZIP code (15021), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Washington County (Washington), and school district assignment (Burgettstown Area 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.