Explore Coplay, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Coplay, 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 Coplay.
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 | Coplay |
| State | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| County | Lehigh County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 40.670096 |
| Longitude | -75.495461 |
| Population | 3,348 |
| Density | 2119.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 18037 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| County Seat | Allentown |
| School District | Whitehall-Coplay School District |
Coplay occupies a sturdy stretch of land where the earth feels anchored by a legacy of industry and the quiet persistence of the Lehigh Valley. It lies 1.1 miles south of Northampton, PA (from Northampton, PA: bearing 176°T), and is situated 4.3 miles north of Allentown. The landscape reveals itself in low, unassuming swells of terrain, an inland geography defined by the steady, unhurried flow of Hokendauqua Creek as it carves a path through the soil just a mile away. On clear days, the distant shadows of the Pocono Mountains trace a jagged, hazy line against the northern horizon, providing a silent backdrop to the local topography. Residents find a small, communal pause at the Coplay Totlot, a space that anchors the neighborhood’s daily rhythm, while the cool, still waters of Ranger Lake wait only two miles beyond the edge of the residential grid. The light here at dusk possesses a singular quality, catching the edges of brick and mortar with a dusty, amber warmth that seems to soften the sharp angles of the streets.
Coplay rose to prominence on the strength of its cement production, a history that hardened the foundations of the local economy and gave the region its enduring, utilitarian character. This industrial heritage remains visible in the stubborn endurance of its architecture, reflecting a time when the kilns dictated the pace of life and the movement of the populace. While the heavy manufacturing that once defined the identity of Coplay has shifted, the spirit of the place remains firmly rooted in the grit and reliability of its working-class origins. The daily life of the locality moves with a deliberate, steady cadence, unbothered by the frantic pulse of larger metropolitan centers. People here recognize the value of a familiar street corner and the quiet continuity of a landscape that, while changed by the passage of decades, still holds the weight of its own history in the very fiber of its brick-lined alleys and wide, open porches.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Coplay, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.670096, -75.495461. 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 Coplay includes the ZIP code (18037), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Lehigh County (Allentown), and school district assignment (Whitehall-Coplay 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |