Woodland Heights Pennsylvania Map

About Woodland Heights, Pennsylvania

Woodland Heights is a locality in Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,180. The population density is 279.3 people per km². Woodland Heights is located at 41.4098°N, 79.7117°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16301.

Woodland Heights occupies a quiet, elevated stretch of the Allegheny Plateau where the horizon is defined by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Allegheny Mountains. It lies 27.8 miles southeast of Meadville, PA (from Meadville, PA: bearing 125°T), and is situated 1.7 miles south of Oil City. The landscape here is characterized by broad, high-ground meadows that give way to dense thickets of hardwoods, their leaves turning a deep, rusted copper under the heavy autumn sun. Sage Run carves a narrow, rhythmic path through the local topography just a mile from the center, its water reflecting the slate-gray sky of the late afternoon. While the terrain feels isolated, the air is sharpened by the proximity of the Clear Creek State Forest Kennerdell Tract, where the dense canopy creates a stillness that seems to absorb the sound of passing cars. Even the light at dusk possesses a singular, amber clarity, casting long, deliberate shadows that reach across the fields toward the stillness of Mitchell Avenue Park.

Woodland Heights grew from a legacy of industry that once defined the region, though the clatter of machinery has long since faded into a more measured, domestic cadence. The economy shifted away from the heavy extraction that shaped neighboring valleys like Haggerty Hollow, leaving behind a community that values a slower, more deliberate pace of life. Residents often look toward the regional centers for commerce, yet they maintain a distinct identity rooted in the sturdy brick architecture and the quietude of a life lived away from the main thoroughfares. On weekends, the local movement centers on the periphery, where travelers might venture toward Polk Dam Lake to find a broader expanse of water. This life in Woodland Heights remains tethered to the changing seasons, moving with a steady, unforced gravity that feels entirely indifferent to the frantic speed of the world beyond these high, wooded ridges.

About This Woodland Heights Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Woodland Heights, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 41.409782, -79.711719. 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 Woodland Heights includes the ZIP code (16301), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Venango County (Franklin), and school district assignment (Cranberry 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.