Edgemont Pennsylvania Map

About Edgemont, Pennsylvania

Edgemont is a locality in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Edgemont is located at 40.7781°N, 75.5510°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 19073, 17109, 18088.

Edgemont reveals its character through the slow, rhythmic pulse of Bertsch Creek, which carves a modest path through the landscape as it meanders toward the horizon. It lies 7.0 miles north-northwest of Northampton, PA (from Northampton, PA: bearing 336°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north-northwest of Catasauqua. The terrain surrounding Edgemont is defined by the steady, terrestrial patience of the interior, situated eighty-one miles from any coastline and marked by the terrestrial architecture of the Pennsylvania landscape. A mile away, the quiet boundaries of State Game Land 168 offer a sanctuary of dense undergrowth and seasonal color, while Indianola Lake sits two miles distant, its still waters reflecting the expansive, slate-gray sky of late autumn. On the clearest days, the distant silhouette of the Pocono Mountains anchors the northern skyline, providing a jagged, blue-tinted contrast to the soft, terrestrial contours of the immediate plains.

History here is written in the quiet persistence of local industry and the enduring legacy of inland commerce that once defined the surrounding counties. While the influence of the nearby Delaware-Lehigh State Experimental Forest shapes the regional climate and timber heritage, the local economy remains tethered to the steady output of small-scale enterprise and the legacy of the ridge-and-valley topography. Life in Edgemont follows a cadence established by the changing seasons, far removed from the bustle of the larger river-fed cities to the west. Residents look toward the distant, rolling heights of Nis Hollow as a reminder of the geological depth of the region, maintaining a pace of life that values the heavy, fertile soil and the quietude of a geography that has remained largely unchanged by the frantic expansion of the modern era.

About This Edgemont Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Edgemont, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.77815, -75.551018. 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 Edgemont includes the ZIP code (19073, 17109, 18088), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Northampton County (Easton), and school district assignment.

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.