Amberson Pennsylvania Map

About Amberson, Pennsylvania

Amberson is a locality in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Amberson is located at 40.1704°N, 77.6772°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17210.

Amberson rests in a broad valley, a place where the land swells and recedes like a sleeping giant. It lies 36.6 miles north of Hagerstown, MD (from Hagerstown, MD: bearing 4°T), and is situated 5.8 miles north-north-west of Lurgan. The fields here are generous, spread out under a sky that often feels immense, a canvas for the slow drift of clouds. Rolling hills, cloaked in the deep greens of summer or the muted golds of autumn, cradle the scattered farmsteads and the quiet lanes that connect them. The air, especially in the early morning, carries the clean scent of turned earth and the faintest whisper of pine from the forested ridges that punctuate the horizon. This is a landscape that breathes with the seasons, where the sunlight, when it breaks through, casts long, dramatic shadows that stretch and shrink with the day's progress. The history of Amberson is tied to the fertile soil and the steady flow of the Conococheague Creek, a waterway that has shaped the land and the lives of its inhabitants for generations. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of agricultural bounty, established a community that has largely retained its rural character. The local economy has always been anchored in farming, with fields of corn and soybeans stretching as far as the eye can see, punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of barns. While larger industries have bypassed this quiet corner, a sense of self-reliance and neighborly cooperation persists, a quiet strength woven into the everyday fabric of Amberson. The land itself, with its gentle slopes and the rich loam, continues to be the primary source of sustenance and identity for this enduring place.

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This page provides an interactive Google map of Amberson, Pennsylvania with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Amberson and Franklin County.

Detailed location data for Amberson includes the ZIP code (17262), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Franklin County (Chambersburg), and school district assignment. 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 Amberson is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.