Pennsylvania city route guide · reference rank #1513

Yahoo Maps Plum

Use the Plum entry as a starting profile: Plum is in Pennsylvania, part of the Mid-Atlantic and Appalachian region, and listed with 26,420 in 2024 at source rank #1513. Yahoo Maps Plum adds the route-planning layer, including the handoff from regional travel to a specific city destination.

Route context for Plum

The reference point for Plum is 40.50° N, 79.75° W, a useful way to orient a long trip across the Mid-Atlantic and Appalachian region. It is not a substitute for an exact address. For a workday arrival, confirm the facility, entrance, parking or loading rule, and final street separately.

A quick orientation to Plum

Reference rank
#1513 of 1,700
State
Pennsylvania
Population reference
26,420 (2024)
Coordinates
40.50° N, 79.75° W
Census place ID
4261536
Page focus
Written route preparation without an interactive map

Leave margin for an imperfect estimate

Do not let a familiar city name create false confidence. The relevant condition is the one in front of the driver, at the next decision point, and at the actual entrance to Plum. The reference point for Plum helps with planning across the Mid-Atlantic and Appalachian region; it should be replaced with an exact address before the last local turn.

Current official information and visible signs take priority over a prior route, a cached estimate, or an assumed shortcut. Treat the page as preparation, not authority over present conditions. The source record for Plum uses 40.50° N, 79.75° W and a 2024 population-estimate reference of 26,420.

Set the route’s assumptions for Plum

When a traveler opens Yahoo Maps Plum, the first useful question is not which line is shortest but whether the destination is complete. For Plum, verify the street number, city, state, named facility, and usable entrance. The next source entry is Garden, Michigan at 26,410, a reference gap of 10. The source rank for Plum helps describe scale, while the difference between a public entrance and a staff, delivery, or service entrance determines whether the selected arrival point is practical.

A route estimate becomes more useful when its assumptions are visible. Note the departure point, the arrival action, the vehicle needs, and the part of Pennsylvania travel most likely to require a fresh check. The dataset places Plum near 40.50° N, 79.75° W and records 26,420 in 2024; those facts support orientation, not certainty.

Look past the headline distance

When two approaches have similar mileage, compare their last several miles instead of their headline estimate. The better option may have a clearer city entry, a more suitable vehicle path, or a simpler destination-side turn into Plum. For this #1513 reference entry, use the source facts to frame the trip and current official information to decide the route.

Do not use a city population figure to infer today’s traffic. Use the estimate to understand scale, then use current transportation notices, weather, incident information, and destination instructions for the trip itself. The source population and coordinate anchor Plum in the dataset; they do not identify a private entrance, temporary closure, or parking rule.

Prepare for the destination’s constraints

A city arrival is complete only when the traveler can carry out the next action. With Yahoo Maps Plum, inspect Plum for the difference between a public entrance and a staff, delivery, or service entrance and confirm those instructions against current signs or the destination’s own directions. The next comparison in the source list is Garden, Michigan, so the ranking provides scale context but not a promise about travel time.

When the final miles include several turns, focus on the next safe decision rather than trying to hold the entire sequence in memory. Clear checkpoints reduce last-minute corrections. This Pennsylvania record for Plum belongs to the Mid-Atlantic and Appalachian region and is shaped by turnpikes, hills, river valleys, and dense approaches that can differ from the straight-line distance; the exact balance depends on the origin and departure time.

A safe and specific Plum plan

Use these checks to keep the city reference, the chosen corridor, and the real destination connected before the vehicle moves. A route into Plum still has to reconcile the city reference, the Pennsylvania approach, the vehicle, and the exact arrival action.

  1. Record the street, building, gate, and arrival action for Plum. The Pennsylvania road profile gives context for Plum, while the source coordinate only identifies the general city-place position.
  2. Reserve a safe stopping point before the complicated city leg. The source record for Plum uses 40.50° N, 79.75° W and a 2024 population-estimate reference of 26,420.
  3. Check for closures, events, weather, and temporary lane controls. At source rank #1513, Plum is a reference entry rather than a live congestion report; current conditions still need a separate check.
  4. Save any useful entrance detail for the next Plum visit. The source rank for Plum helps describe scale, while the difference between a public entrance and a staff, delivery, or service entrance determines whether the selected arrival point is practical.