Templeton Pennsylvania Map

About Templeton, Pennsylvania

Templeton is a locality in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 213. The population density is 223.7 people per km². Templeton is located at 40.9173°N, 79.4609°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16259.

Templeton breathes a quietude born of its low-lying embrace within the rolling hills of Armstrong County. It lies 32.5 miles north-north-east of Plum, PA (from Plum, PA: bearing 28°T), and is situated 7.7 miles north-north-east of Kittanning. The land here, a soft patchwork of cultivated fields and mature woodlands, slopes gently towards the Allegheny River, its presence a constant, murmuring influence. Dusk often arrives with a subtle deepening of the greens, the sky a bruised lavender above the treelines, and the air, carrying the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, can feel cool even in the height of summer. The houses, many with porches that seem to invite lingering conversation, are dispersed with a sense of unhurried placement, as if they grew from the very contours of the terrain. This place, Templeton, carries the echoes of a time when coal seams were a primary currency and the river a highway for commerce. The legacy of those days is not always overt, but it lives in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture and the enduring spirit of self-reliance that still characterizes the local folk. While the boomtimes of heavy industry have long since passed, a quiet agricultural pulse remains, with fields still yielding their harvest and the river, though less a thoroughfare, offering its own gentle bounty. The character of Templeton is one of steady persistence, a place where the changing seasons are the most dramatic events, and where the rhythm of life is dictated less by clocks and more by the reliable turning of the earth.

About This Templeton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Templeton, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.917286, -79.460877. 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 Templeton and Armstrong County.

Detailed location data for Templeton includes the ZIP code (16259), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Armstrong County (Kittanning), and school district assignment (Armstrong 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 Templeton is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.