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East Waterford Pennsylvania Map

Explore East Waterford, 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 East Waterford, Pennsylvania

How to Use This East Waterford, Pennsylvania Map

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

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.

CityEast Waterford
StatePennsylvania (PA)
CountyJuniata County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude40.370359
Longitude-77.604712
Population156
Density160.2 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Codes17021, 17035
Area Code215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County SeatMifflintown
School DistrictJuniata County School District

About East Waterford, Pennsylvania

East Waterford is a locality in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 156. The population density is 160.2 people per km². East Waterford is located at 40.3704°N, 77.6047°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 17021, 17035.

East Waterford occupies a quiet fold of the earth where the steady current of Horse Valley Run defines the rhythm of the land. It lies 24.8 miles west-northwest of Carlisle, PA (from Carlisle, PA: bearing 298°T), and is situated 15.9 miles south of Lewistown. Beyond the immediate banks, the terrain rises toward the distant, hazy blue of the Appalachian Mountains, casting long, violet shadows across the fields as the sun dips low. Nearby, the stillness of Bear Pond mirrors the sky, while the rugged expanse of Tuscarora State Forest offers a dense, timbered backdrop to the valley. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and cooling stone, a sensory memory of the deep woodlands that press close against the edges of Smith Hollow.

East Waterford retains the quiet stoicism of a place shaped by generations of labor on the land and in the nearby timber stands. The local economy persists in the quiet commerce of small-scale agriculture and the stewardship of the surrounding acreage, where the land is worked with a persistent, pragmatic grace. Residents often look toward the paths of the Robber Hollow Trail for a reprieve, moving through a landscape that feels unchanged by the frantic pace of the wider world. Life in East Waterford unfolds without pretense, grounded in the seasonal turns of the forest and the enduring character of a people who have long measured their days by the steady, unhurried flow of the local watercourses.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Tuscarora State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.4 mi, 154° SE
  • State Game Land 215 (State Resource Management Area) — 1.6 mi, 306° NW
  • Toboyne Sportsman Park (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 157° SE
  • Blain Area Park (Local Park) — 5.6 mi, 117° SE
  • Fowlers Hollow State Park (State Park) — 6.6 mi, 168° S
  • Hickory Ridge Overlook (Viewpoint) — 7.4 mi, 191° S
  • Big Spring State Park (State Park) — 7.7 mi, 201° S
  • The Hemlocks Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 191° S
  • Frank E. Masland Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.4 mi, 154° SE
  • Sundy Place (Historic Ruins) — 9.8 mi, 130° SE
  • Henrys Tannery (Historic Ruins) — 9.8 mi, 131° SE
  • James C. Nelson Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 14.4 mi, 058° NE
  • Lewistown Viscose WWII Memorial (Monument) — 15.6 mi, 005° N
  • Miller Cinemas 6 (Cinema) — 15.7 mi, 006° N
  • Embassy Theater (Theatre) — 15.7 mi, 006° N
  • Three Crosses of Mapleton (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 274° W
  • World War 2 Memorial (Monument) — 17.7 mi, 275° W
  • Mapleton Historical Society (Museum) — 17.7 mi, 275° W
  • Triangle (Monument) — 17.8 mi, 275° W
  • Rockhill Trolley Museum (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 240° SW
  • East Broad Top Railroad (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 240° SW
  • Three Sisters Rock Formation (Attraction) — 18.6 mi, 315° NW
  • Mouse Rock Statue (Public Artwork) — 21.7 mi, 169° S
  • Huber Art Center (Arts Centre) — 21.9 mi, 168° S
  • Suzanne von Liebig Theatre (Theatre) — 23.5 mi, 293° NW
  • Thickhead Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 24.1 mi, 341° N
  • Cave Hill Nature Center (Nature Reserve) — 24.2 mi, 115° SE
  • The Trout Gallery (Gallery) — 24.5 mi, 118° SE
  • Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 26.8 mi, 154° SE · 110k acres

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About This East Waterford Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of East Waterford, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.370359, -77.604712. 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 East Waterford includes the ZIP code (17021, 17035), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Juniata County (Mifflintown), and school district assignment (Juniata County 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.