Rector Pennsylvania Map

About Rector, Pennsylvania

Rector is a locality in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 12.0 people per km². Rector is located at 40.1967°N, 79.2386°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 15677.

Rector sits in a hollow, the land rising around it in gentle, wooded slopes that catch the afternoon sun with a muted, earthy glow. It lies 27.5 miles east-south-east of North Huntingdon, PA (from North Huntingdon, PA: bearing 109°T), and is situated 3.2 miles south of Ligonier. The air here, especially after a rain, carries the clean scent of damp soil and pine needles, a subtle perfume that clings to the quiet streets. Houses, many of them older, with wide porches and sturdy foundations, seem to settle into the landscape as if they grew there, their windows reflecting the shifting patterns of clouds overhead. A small creek, barely a murmur most days, winds its way through the lower parts of Rector, its banks often fringed with ferns and the occasional splash of wildflowers. The history of Rector is tied to the land, to the coal that once pulsed beneath these hills, a ghost that still whispers in the older buildings and the weathered faces of its residents. The economy, once driven by the deep veins of coal, now finds its sustenance in smaller enterprises and the quiet hum of agricultural life that surrounds the settlement. It’s a place where time feels less like a relentless march and more like a steady, unhurried current, carrying the echoes of generations past. The sense of connection here is palpable, a shared understanding born from living in the shadow of the mountains and the quiet persistence of the seasons.

About This Rector Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rector, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.19674, -79.238643. 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 Rector and Westmoreland County.

Detailed location data for Rector includes the ZIP code (15655), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Westmoreland County (Greensburg), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Rector is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.