St. Michael Pennsylvania Map

About St. Michael, Pennsylvania

St. Michael is a locality in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 431. The population density is 105.2 people per km². St. Michael is located at 40.3370°N, 78.7709°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 15951.

St. Michael rests in a hollow where the land begins its slow, deliberate climb toward the Alleghenies. 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 air here carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, a cool exhalation from the surrounding hills. Fields, some still bearing the faint, geometric ghosts of older patterns, unfurl in patches of emerald and gold, bordered by hedgerows that have thickened into rambling, wild things. Distant ridges, cloaked in the deep, varied greens of mixed hardwoods, rise and fall like the breathing of a sleeping giant, their contours softened by the perpetual haze that clings to the valleys. The sky overhead, especially in the late afternoon, often bleeds into bruised purples and soft oranges, a quiet spectacle that washes over the clustered rooftops of St. Michael. The story of St. Michael is etched into the very bones of this landscape, a narrative of coal and resilience. For generations, the deep veins of anthracite beneath these hills fueled furnaces and warmed homes far beyond the reach of these quiet valleys. The economy, once robust with the clang of mine shafts and the rumble of coal trains, now finds its footing in a more diversified footing, though the legacy of that arduous labor lingers in the stoic character of its people and the weathered facades of its older buildings. A few hardy farms still work the land, their tractors tracing slow, deliberate lines across the slopes, while small businesses cater to the daily needs of St. Michael, their storefronts a comforting, predictable presence along the main thoroughfares. The Conemaugh River, a vital artery for the region, carves its path not far from the town, its waters carrying the whispers of seasons past.

About This St. Michael Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of St. 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 St. Michael and Cambria County.

Detailed location data for St. 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 (Forest Hills 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. Michael is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.