Taylor Pennsylvania Map

About Taylor, Pennsylvania

Taylor is a locality in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. Taylor is located at 40.3890°N, 79.7870°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 18517.

Taylor rests in a landscape sculpted by the persistent hand of water and time, where gentle slopes give way to the broader embrace of the valleys cradled by the Alleghenies. It lies 2.2 miles south of Monroeville, PA (from Monroeville, PA: bearing 178°T), and is situated 8.2 miles south-south-east of Penn Hills. The air here, especially after a rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of damp soil and the faintest whisper of pine from the surrounding woodlands. Dusk often paints the western sky in hues of bruised plum and soft apricot, a fleeting beauty that settles over the scattered homes and the quiet fields. The terrain, a mosaic of woodland and cleared land, hints at a history of both cultivation and the wild, a place where the shadows lengthen with a comforting, deep stillness. The story of Taylor is intertwined with the very ground it occupies, a narrative of industrious hands that once worked the earth and the veins of coal that lay beneath. For generations, the rhythm of life here was dictated by the demands of mining, a legacy that still whispers through the older buildings and the proud, weathered faces of its long-time residents. Though the mines may have fallen silent, the spirit of resilience remains, a quiet determination that fuels the local economy, now a blend of small businesses and the steady pulse of those who commute to larger centers. There's a certain grace in the way the community carries its past, a subtle acknowledgment of the generations who cleared the land and built the foundations, their efforts now a quiet backdrop to the present-day unfolding of life in Taylor.

About This Taylor Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Taylor, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.388958, -79.786991. 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 Taylor and Allegheny County.

Detailed location data for Taylor includes the ZIP code (15148), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Allegheny County (Pittsburgh), and school district assignment (Riverside 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 Taylor is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.