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Bethel Pennsylvania Map

Explore Bethel, 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 Bethel, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Bethel, Pennsylvania Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bethel, 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 Bethel.

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.

CityBethel
StatePennsylvania (PA)
CountyAllegheny County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude40.476483
Longitude-76.28797
Population460
Density176.7 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Codes18616, 15102, 18431, 19507
Area Code215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County SeatPittsburgh
School DistrictTulpehocken Area School District

About Bethel, Pennsylvania

Bethel is a locality in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 460. The population density is 176.7 people per km². Bethel is located at 40.4765°N, 76.2880°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 18616, 15102, 18431.

Bethel occupies a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic flow of Graesers Run, which carves a modest path through the earth before continuing its journey toward larger basins. The terrain surrounding Bethel presents a patchwork of open fields and dense woodlands, where the quality of light at dusk softens the sharp angles of the horizon, casting long, bruised shadows that stretch toward the distant peaks of the Allegheny Mountains. Residents often find respite at Village Green Park, a small, verdant core where the grass remains cool underfoot even as the summer heat settles heavily over the valley floor. Three miles away, the quiet surface of Lynch Ponds reflects the shifting clouds, providing a mirror to the sky that anchors the geography of this inland expanse.

Bethel carries the quiet weight of its long-standing agricultural roots, which remain visible in the weathered barns and fencerows that delineate the property lines of the modern era. While the local economy has evolved from the agrarian patterns of previous generations, the cadence of daily life in Bethel retains a deliberate, steady pace, far removed from the clamor of industrial centers. Those seeking a connection to the broader region often venture out to the Duquesne Incline, a link to the past that offers a perspective on the shifting fortunes of the Pennsylvania landscape. Nearby, the natural depression of Sleepy Hollow creates a pocket of stillness, where the air feels heavy with the scent of damp soil and the slow, inevitable turn of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Berks County Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 285° W
  • Kanati Elite Taxidermy (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 1.8 mi, 210° SW
  • Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 2.0 mi, 015° N · 110k acres
  • State Game Land 080 (State Resource Management Area) — 2.3 mi, 353° N
  • Weiser State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 2.4 mi, 016° N
  • William F. Shanaman Monument (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 332° NW
  • Rehrersburg Lions Club (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 121° SE
  • Kimmel Lookout (Viewpoint) — 3.8 mi, 309° NW
  • Schuylkill (Private Recreation) — 4.5 mi, 032° NE
  • ATC Property (Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 032° NE
  • Fort Snyder Monument (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 042° NE
  • Sgl 110 (State Recreation Area) — 5.4 mi, 046° NE
  • Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 7.2 mi, 316° NW
  • Blue Marsh Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 7.5 mi, 122° SE
  • Swatara State Park (State Park) — 8.4 mi, 297° NW
  • Santa Claus (Public Artwork) — 8.6 mi, 118° SE
  • Wishing Well (Attraction) — 8.6 mi, 117° SE
  • Sgl 280 (State Recreation Area) — 10.2 mi, 110° E
  • Light's Fort (Museum) — 11.6 mi, 221° SW
  • Walk-in Art Center (Arts Centre) — 12.0 mi, 031° NE
  • Chestnut Street Log House (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 218° SW
  • Schaeffer Farm (Attraction) — 12.5 mi, 183° S
  • Union Canal Tunnel (Historic Ruins) — 12.7 mi, 226° SW
  • Auburn Desilting Basin monument (Monument) — 12.7 mi, 043° NE
  • Texter Mountain Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 13.6 mi, 148° SE
  • Conservation Heritage Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 172° S
  • Anthracite Philharmonic (Arts Centre) — 14.6 mi, 017° N
  • Minersville Area Historical Society (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 005° N
  • Cornwall Hall & Stable (Historic Ruins) — 15.2 mi, 206° SW
  • Majestic Theater (Theatre) — 15.3 mi, 018° N

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About This Bethel Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bethel, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.476483, -76.28797. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Bethel includes the ZIP code (18616, 15102, 18431), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Allegheny County (Pittsburgh), and school district assignment (Tulpehocken Area School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.