West Point Pennsylvania Map

About West Point, Pennsylvania

West Point is a locality in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. West Point is located at 40.3831°N, 78.8434°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 19446, 19486, 15942.

West Point emerges from the confluence of industrial memory and the quiet persistence of the Pennsylvania landscape. It lies 5.7 miles northeast of Johnstown, PA (from Johnstown, PA: bearing 47°T), and is situated 7.4 miles northeast of Westmont. The Little Conemaugh River carves a deliberate path through the terrain, its current reflecting the heavy, slate-colored skies that frequently gather over the Allegheny Mountains on the distant horizon. Saltlick Reservoir lies perfectly still, acting as a glass pane that captures the shifting amber hues of autumn leaves and the stark, skeletal reach of winter branches. Between the shadow of the slopes and the water’s edge, the Mineral Point Village Playground provides a modest clearing where the earth feels firm and reclaimed, offering a space where the air tastes faintly of damp stone and incoming weather.

West Point maintains a measured pace, defined by the lingering echoes of regional labor and the steady, quiet maintenance of its infrastructure. While the surrounding State Forest Lands stand as a dark, impenetrable velvet against the sky, the local economy remains tethered to the pragmatic rhythms of a land shaped by the transit of goods and the endurance of its inhabitants. Travel toward the Conemaugh Gorge or along the Roger Mountain Trail offers a perspective on how the physical geography constrains and directs the growth of the locale, forcing a focus on the immediate surroundings. Even the distant, cascading rush of Winding Staircase Falls seems to remind those who live in West Point that the landscape is not merely a backdrop, but an active, eroding force that dictates the boundaries of their daily lives.

About This West Point Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of West Point, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.383129, -78.843357. 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 Point includes the ZIP code (19446, 19486, 15942), 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.

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.