Edgemont Pennsylvania Map

About Edgemont, Pennsylvania

Edgemont is a locality in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. Edgemont is located at 40.2854°N, 76.8494°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 19028.

Edgemont lies in a fold of Dauphin County's rolling hills, where the land gently slopes towards the Susquehanna River, its terrain a rich tapestry of cultivated fields and shadowed woodlands. It lies 2.0 miles east-north-east of Harrisburg, PA (from Harrisburg, PA: bearing 66°T), and is situated 3.5 miles west-south-west of Lower Paxton. The air here, especially as the sun begins its descent, often carries the sweet, earthy scent of turned soil and the distant murmur of the river, a constant hum beneath the quiet rustle of leaves. These hills, softened by centuries of wind and rain, cradle Edgemont in a landscape that speaks of agricultural heritage, where farms, some generations old, dot the verdant expanses, their barns standing sentinel against the vast, often cloud-dappled sky. The history of Edgemont is intrinsically linked to the fertile soil and the strategic proximity to the Susquehanna, a vital artery for commerce and settlement in earlier times. Though no grand monuments mark its passage, the echoes of early Pennsylvania pioneers and the quiet industry that sustained them can still be felt. The local economy, while diversified, retains a strong connection to the land, with agriculture and small-scale manufacturing forming its backbone. Life in Edgemont unfolds with a deliberate cadence, a rhythm dictated more by the seasons and the natural world than by the hurried demands of larger metropolises, fostering a sense of enduring connection to place and to each other.

About This Edgemont Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Edgemont, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.285367, -76.849417. 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 Edgemont and Dauphin County.

Detailed location data for Edgemont includes the ZIP code (19073), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Dauphin County (Harrisburg), 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 Edgemont is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.