Cranberry Pennsylvania Map

About Cranberry, Pennsylvania

Cranberry is a locality in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. Cranberry is located at 40.9540°N, 75.9977°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16319.

Cranberry rests in a verdant hollow, where the land gently inclines toward the slow, muscular flow of the Susquehanna River. It lies 1.2 miles west-south-west of Hazleton, PA (from Hazleton, PA: bearing 256°T), and is situated 0.3 miles south-south-west of West Hazleton. Hills, softened by generations of forest growth and the occasional cleared pasture, rise on either side, their crests often veiled in the fine mist that clings to the mornings. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of rich soil and the faint, sweet perfume of wild honeysuckle that laces its way through the roadside brambles. Stone foundations of forgotten farmhouses, moss-covered and half-swallowed by the earth, hint at lives lived in quiet communion with this terrain, their silent presence a counterpoint to the rustle of leaves and the distant call of unseen birds. The history of Cranberry is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring patterns of its landscape and the quiet resilience of its people. Once, this region hummed with the industry of coal, the dark veins of the earth yielding their bounty and shaping the fortunes of families who toiled beneath its surface. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, their legacy persists in the stoic character of the community and the subtle shift in the terrain where earth was moved. Today, a different kind of sustenance is drawn from the land, with small farms and orchards dotting the hillsides, their produce finding its way to local markets, a testament to a continued, if transformed, connection to the soil that has always been the heart of Cranberry.

About This Cranberry Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cranberry, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.953974, -75.997704. 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 Cranberry and Luzerne County.

Detailed location data for Cranberry includes the ZIP code (18202), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Luzerne County (Wilkes-Barre), 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 Cranberry is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.