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South Fork Pennsylvania Map

Explore South Fork, 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 South Fork, Pennsylvania

How to Use This South Fork, Pennsylvania Map

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

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	South Fork
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Cambria County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.367296
Longitude	-78.791411
Population	954
Density	780.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	15956
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Ebensburg
School District	Forest Hills School District

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About South Fork, Pennsylvania

South Fork is a locality in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 954. The population density is 780.4 people per km². South Fork is located at 40.3673°N, 78.7914°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. South Fork is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 15956.

South Fork anchors itself firmly within the rugged, undulating terrain of the Allegheny Plateau, defined by the persistent, cold-running waters of the Little Conemaugh River that carve a narrow path through the landscape. It lies 7.4 miles east-northeast of Johnstown, PA (from Johnstown, PA: bearing 68°T), and is situated 9.2 miles east-northeast of Westmont. The earth here holds a dense, ancient weight, where the shadows of the distant Allegheny Mountains stretch long across the valley floor as the afternoon light turns a bruised, metallic gold. Beyond the immediate banks, the topography rises into steep, timbered slopes that lead toward the verdant expanses of State Forest Lands, creating a sense of enclosure that keeps the damp, cooling mist pinned against the hillsides until well after dawn. Five miles away, the persistent rush of Winding Staircase Falls adds a rhythmic, percussive pulse to the wilderness, while the quiet, still surface of Saltlick Reservoir mirrors the gray, heavy skies that often settle over the region.

South Fork carries the indelible marks of its industrial heritage, a history inextricably bound to the gravity of the water and the engineering of the South Fork Dam. Where once the pulse of extraction and production dictated the flow of daily life, the economy now breathes with a slower, more deliberate cadence, shaped by those who remain connected to the stubborn, resilient character of the soil. The legacy of the massive earthwork at the South Fork Dam remains a silent, looming presence, a reminder of the raw power that once reshaped the valley’s destiny. Residents move with the unforced persistence of the river, navigating streets that climb the incline toward the ridges, while the vast, quiet reaches of the landscape offer a stark, honest counterpoint to the memory of the mills and mines that defined the early days of settlement.

Nearby Outdoor Places

South Fork Dam (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 269° W
Mount Carmel Drive Borough Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 076° E
New Germany Road Playground (Local Recreation) — 1.7 mi, 068° E
Coal Miner's Museum and Memorial (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 145° SE
Disaster’s Edge Environmental Education Center (Nature Reserve) — 2.6 mi, 143° SE
St. Michael Veterans' Memorial (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 149° SE
Sidman Veterans' Memorial (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 135° SE
Franklin Ballfield (Local Recreation) — 4.5 mi, 256° W
Salix Veterans' Memorial (Monument) — 4.7 mi, 163° S
Gallitzin State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 5.3 mi, 300° NW
State Game Land 079 (State Resource Management Area) — 5.4 mi, 357° N
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art (Museum) — 7.1 mi, 198° S
Bottle Works (Arts Centre) — 7.3 mi, 255° W
Morley’s Dog (Public Artwork) — 7.3 mi, 247° SW
Wagner-Ritter House (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 255° W
Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 7.6 mi, 246° SW
Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 7.8 mi, 248° W
Laurel Ridge State Park (State Park) — 8.4 mi, 267° W
Roxbury Bandshell (Theatre) — 8.6 mi, 234° SW
Cambria County Historical Society (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 022° N
Charles F. Lewis Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.7 mi, 287° W
Nathan's Divided Nature Education Center (Nature Reserve) — 10.1 mi, 022° N
Blue Knob State Park (State Park) — 10.7 mi, 127° SE
Clear Shade Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 11.0 mi, 162° S
Cresson Railroad Observation Platform (Attraction) — 12.6 mi, 058° NE
Keirn Family World War II Museum (Museum) — 12.7 mi, 040° NE
Old Duncansville Airmail field (Attraction) — 18.5 mi, 079° E
Leap-The-Dips (Theme Park) — 22.0 mi, 071° E
Martin Hill Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 37.4 mi, 161° S

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