Saint Michael Pennsylvania Map

About Saint Michael, Pennsylvania

Saint Michael is a locality in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Saint Michael is located at 40.3370°N, 78.7709°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 15951.

Saint Michael sits in a fold of the Cambria County landscape, where the land rises and falls with a quiet persistence. It lies 23.4 miles west-south-west of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 238°T), and is situated 8.0 miles east of Johnstown. The hills, cloaked in the deep greens of oak and pine, offer a constant, muted backdrop, their contours softened by the hazy breath of the humid continental climate. Streams, clear and cold even in the height of summer, thread their way through the valleys, their murmur a soft counterpoint to the rustle of leaves. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, a clean, wild perfume that clings to the skin long after one has left the immediate vicinity. Evenings can bring a peculiar stillness, the light catching the dust motes dancing in the fading sunbeams that slant through the trees, lending a luminous quality to the ordinary. The story of Saint Michael is deeply entwined with the region's coal mining heritage, a past that has shaped its character and its economy. While the seams of coal may be largely silent now, the echoes of that industrious era remain, a subtle undercurrent in the town's narrative. The local economy has diversified, finding new footing in smaller enterprises and the continuing, though diminished, agricultural pulse of the surrounding countryside. The landscape itself bears witness to this history, with the gentle slopes and wooded hollows that were once scarred by mining operations now slowly reclaiming their wilder aspect. There’s a sense of resilience in Saint Michael, a quiet determination to move forward while holding fast to the enduring spirit of its people.

About This Saint Michael Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Saint Michael, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.337019, -78.770854. 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 Saint Michael and Cambria County.

Detailed location data for Saint Michael includes the ZIP code (15951), 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. 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 Saint Michael is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.