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Allentown Pennsylvania Map

Explore Allentown, Pennsylvania, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Allentown, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Allentown, Pennsylvania Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Allentown, Pennsylvania. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Pennsylvania or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Allentown.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Allentown
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Allegheny County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.593648
Longitude	-75.478393
Population	125,845
Density	2768.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	18102, 15203, 18104
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Pittsburgh
School District	Allentown City School District

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About Allentown, Pennsylvania

Allentown is a locality in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. With a population of 125,845, Allentown is a major urban centre in Pennsylvania. The population density is 2768.0 people per km². Allentown is located at 40.5936°N, 75.4784°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Allentown is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 18102, 15203, 18104.

Allentown occupies a firm expanse of ground where the land rises in steady, deliberate swells, far removed from the brine of any distant shore. The Monongahela River carves a deep, industrial groove through the earth nearby, its dark, constant current pulling the gaze toward the horizon where the Allegheny Mountains hold the sky at a distance of seventy-nine miles. Within the immediate borders of Allentown, Grandview Park serves as a quiet refuge, a stretch of green where the sunlight fractures into long, golden needles through the canopy as the day wanes. Not far from the urban center, Panther Hollow and the waters of Panther Hollow Lake offer a stillness that contrasts with the rhythmic clatter of the Monogahela Incline, a mechanical pulse that defines the vertical mobility of the region.

Allentown maintains a character forged in the crucible of heavy labor and the steady, unyielding persistence of local manufacturing. The economy here remains tethered to the weight of its own history, a legacy of iron and grit that continues to shape the daily cadence of those who navigate its streets. Residents traverse the slopes with an awareness of the topography, moving between the remnants of older infrastructure and the evolving storefronts that define modern life. There is a particular clarity to the air here during the autumn months, a crispness that sharpens the edges of the brick facades and makes the evening shadows stretch long and thin across the pavement. In Allentown, the passage of time is measured not by sudden change, but by the slow, reliable cycle of the seasons turning over the rugged, inland terrain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Little Lehigh Parkway (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 227° SW
Keck Street Play Lot (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 154° SE
Da Vinci Science Center (Museum) — 0.6 mi, 019° N
Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 031° NE
Art Haus (Gallery) — 0.7 mi, 032° NE
Arts Walk Hamilton Connector (Public Artwork) — 0.8 mi, 033° NE
James Musselman Arts Development Center (Arts Centre) — 0.8 mi, 035° NE
Miller Symphony Hall (Arts Centre) — 0.8 mi, 032° NE
Lehigh County (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 039° NE
Trout Hall (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 051° NE
Union Terrace Amphitheater (Theatre) — 1.0 mi, 266° W
County Land (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 064° NE
Canal Park (Local Recreation) — 1.6 mi, 055° NE
Lehigh Uplands Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 081° E
Mack Trucks Historical Museum (Museum) — 1.7 mi, 210° SW
Lehigh Assembly (Theatre) — 2.0 mi, 036° NE
The NB Center (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 038° NE
Patriot's Plunge (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 247° SW
Wildwater Rapids (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 248° W
Thunder Canyon (Attraction) — 2.9 mi, 252° W
Road Rally (Attraction) — 3.2 mi, 252° W
Laura Brady Gallery (Gallery) — 3.3 mi, 245° SW
Fowler Family Museum (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 077° E
Nockamixon State Park (State Park) — 14.6 mi, 134° SE
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 14.9 mi, 358° N · 110k acres
Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.7 mi, 020° N · 11k acres

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