West Pittsburg Pennsylvania Map

About West Pittsburg, Pennsylvania

West Pittsburg is a locality in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 734. The population density is 413.1 people per km². West Pittsburg is located at 40.9328°N, 80.3634°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16160.

West Pittsburg bears the quiet gravity of a landscape shaped by the persistent, unhurried flow of McKee Run. It lies 5.0 miles south of New Castle, PA (from New Castle, PA: bearing 190°T), and is situated 6.3 miles northwest of Ellwood City. The water carves a path through the earth, marking the terrain with a low-slung, deliberate grace that defines the character of the soil and the horizon. Beyond the immediate banks, the land stretches out in a series of broad, earthen swells, far removed from the reach of any distant coastline and grounded firmly in the interior of the continent. At the edge of the local grounds, Taylor Township Park provides a stillness where the air feels heavy with the scent of damp loam and the changing seasons, a stark contrast to the distant, jagged line of the Appalachian Mountains that barely ghost the far-off horizon.

West Pittsburg carries the echo of an industrious past, where the rhythm of labor once synchronized with the pulse of regional manufacturing. The local economy, having shifted over the decades, now maintains a steady, modest pace that honors the grit of its foundations. Residents navigate lives that move with the steady ticking of a clock, undisturbed by the rush of larger centers, yet connected to the broader regional identity of the plateau. For those who wander beyond the immediate vicinity, the geological drama of the Slippery Rock Creek Gorge, the quietude of Big Beaver Pond, and the sudden, vertical clarity of Homewood Falls offer a testament to the rugged, inland beauty that persists just outside the boundaries of daily work.

About This West Pittsburg Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of West Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.93284, -80.363398. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for West Pittsburg includes the ZIP code (16160), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Lawrence County (New Castle), and school district assignment (New Castle Area School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.