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Rankin Pennsylvania Map

Explore Rankin, 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 Rankin, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Rankin, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.412569
Longitude	-79.879216
Population	1,896
Density	1690.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	15104
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Pittsburgh
School District	Woodland Hills School District

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About Rankin, Pennsylvania

Rankin is a locality in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,896. The population density is 1690.6 people per km². Rankin is located at 40.4126°N, 79.8792°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Rankin is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 15104.

Rankin occupies a narrow, industrious shelf of earth that descends toward the deep, rhythmic currents of the Monongahela River. It lies 1.8 miles northeast of Munhall, PA (from Munhall, PA: bearing 38°T), and is situated 6.4 miles east-southeast of Pittsburgh. The air here holds the weight of a long industrial afternoon, where the light at dusk catches the rusted iron textures of the landscape, casting long shadows across the steep, hillside streets. High above the riverbank, the massive, skeletal remains of the Carrie Furnace Stabilization stand as a silent sentinel, anchoring the skyline with its soot-stained brick and weathered steel. Beyond the immediate industrial corridor, the terrain rises into the broad, ancient folds of the Allegheny Plateau, a region where the horizon remains defined by the layered, hazy silhouettes of the Allegheny Mountains, visible only when the atmosphere clears of its perpetual, low-hanging haze.

Rankin forged its identity in the heat of the blast furnace, growing from the pulse of steel mills that once drew laborers from across the globe to the banks of the Monongahela River. The local economy, once tethered entirely to the heavy production of iron and coke, now navigates a quieter transition, leaving behind a legacy of sturdy, brick-built architecture that persists through the changing decades. Life in Rankin moves with a deliberate, grounded pace, shaped by the memory of intense, round-the-clock shifts and the tight-knit endurance of its residents. While the bustle of the mills has faded, the character of the place remains etched in the steep, winding roads and the enduring, utilitarian strength of its buildings, which seem to hold the heat of the past long after the sun has dipped behind the jagged ridges of the western sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Carrie Furnace Stabilization (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 255° W
Carrie Blast Furnace Number 6 and 7 (Historic Ruins) — 0.6 mi, 275° W
US Steel Acquisition (Local Recreation) — 0.8 mi, 177° S
Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial (Monument) — 0.8 mi, 225° SW
Mon View Playground (Local Recreation) — 0.9 mi, 193° S
Frick Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 324° NW
Glitterbox Theater (Theatre) — 1.9 mi, 253° W
Westinghouse Atom Smasher (Attraction) — 1.9 mi, 094° E
Pioneer Short-Wave Station (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 079° E
International Museum of the Bamileke Genocide (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 353° N
Pittsburgh Yarn Company (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 343° N
Car & Carraige Museum (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 333° NW
The Space Upstairs (Theatre) — 2.8 mi, 339° N
The Manor (Cinema) — 2.9 mi, 307° NW
Pillars In Squirrel Hill (Monument) — 2.9 mi, 320° NW
Freedom and Liberation Wall (Public Artwork) — 3.1 mi, 342° N
Churchill Valley Greenway (Nature Reserve) — 3.2 mi, 036° NE
Church Arcade (Theme Park) — 3.3 mi, 148° SE
University Art Gallery (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 298° NW
Penn Hills Cinemas (Cinema) — 4.4 mi, 039° NE
Stephen Foster Memorial Museum (Museum) — 4.4 mi, 299° NW
Nationality Rooms (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 299° NW
Point State Park (State Park) — 7.0 mi, 286° W
Allegheny Islands State Park (State Park) — 8.9 mi, 017° N
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.7 mi, 297° NW · 6,562 acres

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