Explore Saxonburg, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Saxonburg, 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 Saxonburg.
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 | Saxonburg |
| State | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| County | Butler County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 40.753954 |
| Longitude | -79.810053 |
| Population | 1,426 |
| Density | 607.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 16056 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| County Seat | Butler |
| School District | Knoch School District |
Saxonburg maintains a quiet gravity upon the high, verdant expanse of the Allegheny Plateau, defined by a landscape where the earth swells into long, rhythmic undulations of field and wood. It lies 8.6 miles south-southeast of Butler, PA (from Butler, PA: bearing 149°T), and is situated 10.0 miles north-northwest of Natrona Heights. The air here holds the clean, sharp edge of a continental interior, far removed from the brine of any coast, and the light at dusk often catches the damp, dark loam of the farmland, turning the horizon a bruised, metallic violet. Just a short distance away, the waters of Sarver Run carve a narrow, insistent path through the soil, while the still surface of Lake Saxony offers a reflective counterpoint to the restless movement of the wind across the ridges. Within the local boundaries, Roebling Park provides a green, quiet sanctuary where the history of engineering seems to linger in the rustle of the leaves, a reminder of the industrial ambition that once pulsed through the veins of this entire region.
German immigrants established Saxonburg in the nineteenth century, layering their precise, orderly sensibilities over the wilder timberland of the territory. The legacy of John A. Roebling, who envisioned his wire-rope innovations here before they climbed to span the great bridges of the nation, remains an essential thread in the local character, grounding the economy in a tradition of craft and technical foresight. While the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Allegheny Mountains mark the far eastern edge of the world, the life of Saxonburg remains centered on the courthouse square and the enduring stability of its brick architecture. Toward the west, the gentle depression of Cherry Valley creates a natural boundary, reinforcing the sense of a settlement that has grown sturdy and deliberate, moving at a pace dictated by the seasons rather than the frantic pulse of the nearby industrial hubs.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Saxonburg, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.753954, -79.810053. 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 Saxonburg includes the ZIP code (16056), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Butler County (Butler), and school district assignment (Knoch School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |