Prospect Pennsylvania Map

About Prospect, Pennsylvania

Prospect is a locality in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,123. The population density is 106.2 people per km². Prospect is located at 40.8992°N, 80.0486°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Prospect is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 15901, 16052.

Prospect occupies a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic flow of the Little Conemaugh River, which carves a path through the earth less than a mile from the center of the settlement. The regional topography is dominated by an intricate series of ridges and valleys that slope toward the distant, hazy prominence of the Allegheny Mountains. To the west, the terrain rises into expansive wooded tracts, including the protected reaches of State Forest Lands, while the local air remains cool and crisp, often carrying the scent of damp earth and pine from the nearby basins like Soap Hollow. Sunlight here does not merely illuminate; it catches the steep gradients of the terrain, turning the late afternoon into a study of long, shifting shadows that stretch across the Washington School Playground.

Prospect bears the marks of a history rooted in the grit of inland industry, where the legacy of regional resource extraction still lingers in the quiet architecture and the deliberate pace of daily life. The economy, once tied to the broader industrial currents of the plateau, now finds a slower cadence, supported by the proximity of natural landmarks like the rushing White Tail Falls and the serene, reflective surface of Hinckston Run Reservoir. Residents move with a familiarity born of long-standing connection to the land, their routines often intersecting with the rugged, winding paths of the Laurel Highlands Trail that snake through the surrounding wilderness. In this corner of the state, the character of Prospect is forged by a persistent, quiet endurance, reflected in the way the local light settles over the rooftops as the evening settles into the valley.

About This Prospect Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Prospect, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.899213, -80.04865. 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 Prospect includes the ZIP code (15901, 16052), 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 (Slippery Rock 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.