Derry Pennsylvania Map

About Derry, Pennsylvania

Derry is a locality in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,639. The population density is 1319.8 people per km². Derry is located at 40.3334°N, 79.3011°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Derry is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 17815, 15627.

Derry reveals itself through the steady, patient movement of Mud Creek as it carves a path through the landscape, defining the low-lying terrain with its rhythmic, dark-watered flow. It lies 9.8 miles west-northwest of Bloomsburg, PA (from Bloomsburg, PA: bearing 301°T), and is situated 7.8 miles north of Danville. The environment here feels heavy with the scent of damp earth and seasonal decay, where the horizon is defined not by distant peaks, but by the grounded, persistent presence of the Appalachian Mountains standing sixty-one miles away like a jagged, blue-gray memory. Only three miles from the quiet stillness of Lake Chillisquaque, the land opens into an expanse of fertile soil and thickets, interrupted periodically by the dense, untamed green of State Game Land 226, which offers a sanctuary for the local fauna to thrive in the shadow of shifting, overcast skies.

Derry bears the quiet endurance of a settlement forged in the early industrial pulse of the region, where the economy once leaned heavily into the iron and coal that fueled the growth of the Commonwealth. The legacy of these working years remains etched into the architecture of the streets, where brick facades and sturdy, unadorned storefronts reflect a heritage built on labor and the slow, deliberate pace of the Pennsylvania interior. Life in Derry follows the seasonal turns of the surrounding fields and the occasional migration of those looking toward the larger, nearby centers of commerce, yet the core of the place persists in its own deliberate rhythm. Even as the modern world shifts, the influence of the nearby Frosty Valley suggests a climate that holds tight to the frost of winter and the long, golden light of autumn, grounding the people who call Derry home in a landscape that demands both respect and a quiet, daily persistence.

About This Derry Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Derry, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.333431, -79.301084. 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 Derry includes the ZIP code (17815, 15627), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Columbia County (Bloomsburg), and school district assignment (Derry Area School District).

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.