St. Clair Pennsylvania Map

About St. Clair, Pennsylvania

St. Clair is a locality in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. St. Clair is located at 40.7206°N, 76.1911°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17970.

St. Clair rests in a hollow, where the land folds inward like a cupped hand. It lies 19.9 miles south-west of Hazleton, PA (from Hazleton, PA: bearing 215°T), and is situated 2.4 miles north of Pottsville. The Allegheny Front looms in the distance, a faint blue presence against the often-grey Pennsylvania sky, its slopes softened by a persistent haze that lends a dreamlike quality to the horizon. Here, the terrain is a study in gentle descents and rises, the roads following the natural contours of the earth as if guided by an ancient, unhurried hand. The air, especially after a spring rain, carries the clean, damp scent of upturned soil and the deep, verdant perfume of deciduous forests that cling to the hillsides, their leaves a thousand shades of green in the diffused light. Small streams, their water cool and clear, murmur through the valleys, tracing silver threads across the landscape. The history of St. Clair is deeply intertwined with the extraction of the earth's bounty, a narrative written in coal dust and the sweat of generations. This was a place built on the resilience and grit of miners, who carved their lives from the seams beneath the rolling hills, their efforts fueling the industrial heart of a nation. The legacy of that era lingers, not in grand monuments, but in the quiet determination of the people and the enduring character of the landscape, marked by the thoughtful placement of homes and the sturdy, unpretentious architecture that speaks of practical needs. The local economy, while diversified from its singular focus, still carries the echo of those foundational industries, with a workforce that understands the value of hard labor and a community that takes pride in its self-sufficiency. St. Clair offers a particular kind of peace, a sense of belonging rooted in shared experience and the enduring presence of the surrounding natural world.

About This St. Clair Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of St. Clair, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.720645, -76.191054. 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 St. Clair and Westmoreland County.

Detailed location data for St. Clair includes the ZIP code (17970), 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 (St. Clair Area School District). 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 St. Clair is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.