Waltersburg Pennsylvania Map

About Waltersburg, Pennsylvania

Waltersburg is a locality in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Waltersburg is located at 39.9804°N, 79.7639°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 15488.

Waltersburg rests in a hollow of rolling hills, a place where the sky often seems to press down, heavy with the promise of rain or the lingering warmth of summer. It lies 24.2 miles south of North Huntingdon, PA (from North Huntingdon, PA: bearing 184°T), and is situated 6.1 miles north-north-west of Uniontown. The land here is a patchwork of woods and fields, the trees a mix of sturdy oaks and whispering pines that climb the slopes with a quiet persistence. A small creek, sometimes a trickle, sometimes a determined ribbon of brown water, winds its way through the valley, its banks softened by moss and the fallen leaves of seasons past. The air carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, a smell that deepens as dusk begins to settle, painting the western sky in bruised purples and fading oranges. The story of Waltersburg is tied to the earth and the labor it demanded. Coal veins once ran deep beneath this land, their extraction shaping the lives and livelihoods of generations who worked the mines, their toil a silent echo in the quiet streets. Though the mines are long since closed, that history leaves a mark, a certain resilience in the faces of the people, a quiet understanding of hard work. Today, the economy leans more towards agriculture and the steady hum of small businesses, with farms dotting the surrounding countryside, their fields yielding corn and soybeans that stretch towards the horizon. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling tourist traps, but a simple, honest character that speaks of a community that has weathered its share of storms and continues to find its strength in the enduring landscape.

About This Waltersburg Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Waltersburg, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.980354, -79.763931. 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 Waltersburg and Fayette County.

Detailed location data for Waltersburg includes the ZIP code (15480), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Fayette County (Uniontown), and school district assignment. 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 Waltersburg is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.