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Penn Hills Pennsylvania Map

Explore Penn Hills, 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 Penn Hills, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Penn Hills, Pennsylvania Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Penn Hills, 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 Penn Hills.

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	Penn Hills
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Allegheny County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.501179
Longitude	-79.839216
Population	42,329
Density	1200.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	15147, 15235
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Pittsburgh
School District	Penn Hills School District

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About Penn Hills, Pennsylvania

Penn Hills is a locality in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of 42,329. The population density is 1200.0 people per km². Penn Hills is located at 40.5012°N, 79.8392°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 15147, 15235.

Penn Hills asserts its presence upon the rugged topography of the Allegheny Plateau, where the landscape rises and falls in deliberate, earthy swells. It lies 4.7 miles north-northeast of Wilkinsburg, PA (from Wilkinsburg, PA: bearing 29°T), and is situated 9.2 miles east-northeast of Pittsburgh.

Indian Creek carves a winding path through the terrain, serving as a quiet artery that sustains the local greenery. The horizon remains dominated by the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Allegheny Mountains, providing a constant sense of scale to the horizon. Residents often find respite at Cribbs Field, a local space that anchors the neighborhood geography with its open expanse. Further afield, the waters of Beaver Run Reservoir offer a stillness that contrasts with the rhythmic activity of the nearby Desperation Hollow. The air here carries the crisp, clean scent of inland woods, particularly during the transition of seasons when the light turns a deep, burnished gold.

Penn Hills grew from a foundation of coal mining and early agricultural enterprise, which gradually gave way to the steady expansion of post-war residential development. These industries shaped the initial layout of the streets, leaving behind a legacy of industrious utility that continues to inform the character of the local economy today. While the smoke of the heavy furnaces has long since faded from the regional memory, the grit and determination of that era remain embedded in the architecture of the older storefronts. Modern commerce has replaced the extraction of raw earth with a diverse array of professional services and retail hubs that keep the daily pulse steady. Penn Hills maintains a practical, working-class resilience that favors substance over superficial adornment. This economic evolution has ensured that the pace of life remains focused on the stability of family and local enterprise rather than the fleeting trends of the wider world.

Cultural identity in Penn Hills is a composite of deep-rooted traditions and a quiet, persistent pride in its regional heritage. Landmarks like the Monogahela Incline remind those who travel outside the immediate vicinity of the greater regional history that links the plateau to the river valleys below. Notable figures such as football legends Bill Fralic and Aaron Donald emerged from the local athletic culture, carrying the disciplined spirit of the area onto the national stage. Community gatherings often center on high school sports and seasonal festivals, where the focus remains on the shared experiences of those who call the neighborhood home. During the long evenings of late summer, the sound of local life echoes against the hillsides, creating a sense of continuity that spans generations. Penn Hills thrives on this sense of permanence, anchoring its citizens in a landscape that feels solid, reliable, and entirely its own.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cribbs Field (Local Recreation) — 0.3 mi, 024° NE
Sycamore Island Acquisition (Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 238° SW
Sycamore Island (Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 238° SW
The Oaks Theater (Theatre) — 1.0 mi, 349° N
Boyd Community Center (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 316° NW
Falconhurst Park/Margaret T. Weil Nature Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 301° NW
Penn Hills Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 050° NE
Cornwall Dr Open Space (Local Recreation) — 1.5 mi, 291° W
Bloop Museum (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 153° SE
Allegheny Islands State Park (State Park) — 2.4 mi, 012° N
Mellon Memorial Gateway (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 305° NW
Barking Slopes Overlook (Viewpoint) — 3.2 mi, 050° NE
Churchill Valley Greenway (Nature Reserve) — 3.6 mi, 184° S
T-Rex Statue (Public Artwork) — 3.6 mi, 258° W
Harwick Coal Miners Memorial (Monument) — 3.8 mi, 030° NE
Harwick Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 4.0 mi, 025° NE
Marshall Auditorium (Theatre) — 4.4 mi, 044° NE
International Museum of the Bamileke Genocide (Museum) — 4.6 mi, 211° SW
Pittsburgh Yarn Company (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 215° SW
Car & Carraige Museum (Museum) — 5.0 mi, 222° SW
Lookout Point (Attraction) — 5.3 mi, 267° W
GQT Cinemas 18 (Cinema) — 5.5 mi, 024° NE
Pittsburgh Glass Center (Museum) — 5.5 mi, 243° SW
Large Scale Systems Museum (LSSM) (Museum) — 5.9 mi, 041° NE
The Manor (Cinema) — 6.2 mi, 225° SW
Westinghouse Atom Smasher (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 182° S
Point State Park (State Park) — 9.7 mi, 245° SW
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.4 mi, 286° W · 6,562 acres

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