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Brownsville Pennsylvania Map

Explore Brownsville, 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 Brownsville, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Brownsville, Pennsylvania Map

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

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.

CityBrownsville
StatePennsylvania (PA)
CountyBerks County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude40.018865
Longitude-79.890016
Population2,185
Density863.5 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes19565, 17222, 15417
Area Code215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County SeatReading
School DistrictBrownsville Area School District

About Brownsville, Pennsylvania

Brownsville is a locality in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,185. The population density is 863.5 people per km². Brownsville is located at 40.0189°N, 79.8900°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Brownsville is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 19565, 17222, 15417.

Brownsville rises from the steep, terraced banks of a landscape defined by the persistent, winding movement of the Spring Creek. It lies 6.4 miles west-northwest of Wyomissing, PA (from Wyomissing, PA: bearing 294°T), and is situated 8.1 miles west-northwest of Reading. The earth here tilts toward the water in sharp, verdant inclines where the morning light catches the mist clinging to the dense foliage of Sgl 280, casting long, bruised shadows across the valley floor. Far to the west, the distant Appalachian Mountains provide a jagged, blue-tinted limit to the horizon, grounding the visual weight of the terrain. The air carries a heavy, damp richness, smelling of damp shale and damp earth, as if the land itself is exhaling after a long night of cooling.

Brownsville maintains a quiet, industrial dignity that speaks to its origins as a vital inland crossroads and a hub of early transit. The local economy, once tethered to the rhythmic output of coal and the heavy movement of goods, now finds a slower, more contemplative pulse, visible in the quiet streets where brick facades endure the seasonal shifts of the Allegheny Plateau. Residents often gravitate toward the Squirrel Run Nature Trail to find a reprieve from the persistent hum of the modern world, wandering paths that weave through the woods with a silent, deliberate grace. While the region remains profoundly inland, far from the reach of any coast, the presence of Blue Marsh Lake provides a still, reflective expanse that anchors the surrounding topography, serving as a reminder of the water that shaped the development of this enduring place.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Dunlap's Creek Bridge (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 030° NE
  • Fenwick Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 286° W
  • Frank L. Melega Art Museum (Museum) — 0.3 mi, 041° NE
  • Monongahela River, Railroad, and Transportation Museum (Museum) — 0.6 mi, 063° NE
  • Fifth Avenue playground (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 060° NE
  • Hiller Ballfield (Local Recreation) — 0.8 mi, 204° SW
  • Patsy Hillman Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 250° W
  • Statue of Dr. Robert E Eberly (Public Artwork) — 3.2 mi, 003° N
  • California Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 359° N
  • Lowhill Honor Roll (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 258° W
  • W. A. Young & Sons Foundry and Machine Shop (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 230° SW
  • That Dance Place (Arts Centre) — 8.0 mi, 358° N
  • State Game Land 238 (State Resource Management Area) — 8.2 mi, 188° S
  • The McKivens Archipelago (Viewpoint) — 12.1 mi, 039° NE
  • Amphitheater (Theatre) — 12.5 mi, 031° NE
  • Family Funscape (Theme Park) — 15.2 mi, 005° N
  • Greene County Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 234° SW
  • Sophia's Grave (Attraction) — 17.2 mi, 187° S
  • Paul R Stewart Museum (Museum) — 17.8 mi, 242° SW
  • Ohiopyle State Park (State Park) — 20.0 mi, 115° SE
  • Quebec Run Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 20.0 mi, 152° SE
  • Asbury Church (Historic Ruins) — 20.5 mi, 211° SW
  • South Park Game Preserve (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 20.9 mi, 343° N
  • World West Galleries (Gallery) — 21.6 mi, 299° NW
  • Kentuck Knob Visitor's Center (Attraction) — 21.9 mi, 117° SE
  • Laurel Ridge State Park (State Park) — 27.5 mi, 100° E
  • Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.4 mi, 294° NW · 6,562 acres
  • Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 52.9 mi, 168° S · 922k acres

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About This Brownsville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Brownsville, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.018865, -79.890016. 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 Brownsville includes the ZIP code (19565, 17222, 15417), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Berks County (Reading), and school district assignment (Brownsville 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.