Wellersburg Pennsylvania Map

About Wellersburg, Pennsylvania

Wellersburg is a locality in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 147. The population density is 74.8 people per km². Wellersburg is located at 39.7329°N, 78.8503°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 15564.

Wellersburg holds its position along the North Branch Jennings Run, where the water carves a persistent, narrow path through the folded earth. It lies 5.7 miles north-northwest of LaVale, MD (from LaVale, MD: bearing 338°T), and is situated 7.2 miles northwest of Cumberland. The terrain surrounding Wellersburg rises in abrupt, timbered swells, casting long, bruised shadows that linger well into the morning hours. Four miles to the west, the quiet surface of the Western Maryland Reservoir mirrors the gray, shifting clouds, while the deeper depressions of Dutch Hollow create pockets of stillness where the air feels heavy with the scent of damp shale and cooling stone. On the far horizon, the serrated edge of the Allegheny Mountains marks the boundary of the world, a distant, hazy silhouette that defines the limits of the local sky. Industry once defined the pulse of Wellersburg, drawing strength from the veins of coal that ran beneath the surface and fueled the furnaces of a more frantic age. Today, the pace is dictated by the slow transition of seasons and the quiet maintenance of a life lived away from the main thoroughfares of commerce. While the roar of the early extraction days has long since faded into the silence of the woods, the influence of the region remains etched in the sturdy, unadorned architecture and the stubborn pragmatism of those who remain. Residents often find their quietude in the nearby expanses of the Allegany Co. Commissioners Parks & Rec, a space that serves as a necessary buffer against the encroachment of a modern, digitized world. Whether traveling toward the dense canopy of the Forbes State Forest or watching the light fade across the valley floor, there is a sense that Wellersburg exists in a deliberate, measured suspension of time.

About This Wellersburg Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wellersburg, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.732863, -78.850299. 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 Wellersburg and Somerset County.

Detailed location data for Wellersburg includes the ZIP code (15564), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Somerset County (Somerset), and school district assignment (Meyersdale Area 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 Wellersburg is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.