Youngwood Pennsylvania Map

About Youngwood, Pennsylvania

Youngwood is a locality in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,926. The population density is 591.0 people per km². Youngwood is located at 40.2403°N, 79.5767°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 15697.

Youngwood lies cradled in the undulating terrain of southwestern Pennsylvania, a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent work of water and time. It lies 4.7 miles south-southwest of Greensburg, PA (from Greensburg, PA: bearing 205°T), and is situated 6.4 miles south-southeast of Jeannette. The land here rises and falls in broad, rounded shoulders, the Allegheny Plateau giving way to a network of shallow valleys where creeks, their names often whispered echoes of forgotten dialects, meander through fields and woodlands. Mature oaks and maples, their branches often heavy with the moisture of humid summers, cast long, cool shadows across the asphalt roads that stitch together the scattered homes and businesses. In the late afternoon, the sun, when it deigns to break through the often-present haze, can cast a peculiar, almost liquid gold light across the cultivated fields, imbuing the ordinary with a fleeting, unexpected beauty. The story of Youngwood is inextricably linked to the veins of coal that once pulsed beneath its surface and the railroads that carried its bounty to distant markets. This was a place built by hard work and the enduring spirit of immigrant laborers, their descendants still populating the neighborhoods, their lives a continuation of generations who found a foothold here. The local economy, while perhaps less reliant on the pickaxe and the shovel than in its heyday, still carries the sturdy, practical character of its industrial past, with small businesses and service industries forming the backbone of daily commerce. One might still catch the faint, metallic tang in the air on certain days, a ghost of the steel mills that once dominated the regional consciousness, a reminder of the industrial might that fueled the growth of this corner of the Commonwealth. The quiet hum of machinery from the few remaining manufacturing concerns offers a subtle counterpoint to the rustle of leaves and the distant drone of traffic on the bypass, a testament to Youngwood's enduring, if transformed, identity.

About This Youngwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Youngwood, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.240348, -79.576707. 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 Youngwood and Westmoreland County.

Detailed location data for Youngwood includes the ZIP code (15697), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Westmoreland County (Greensburg), and school district assignment (Hempfield 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 Youngwood is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.