Edgewood Pennsylvania Map

About Edgewood, Pennsylvania

Edgewood is a locality in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,145. The population density is 2065.1 people per km². Edgewood is located at 40.4313°N, 79.8840°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Edgewood is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 18222, 15701, 17866.

Edgewood occupies a deliberate, grounded space upon the Allegheny Plateau, where the earth rises into long, rhythmic folds that characterize the regional topography. It lies 6.2 miles north of Hazleton, PA (from Hazleton, PA: bearing 9°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south-southwest of Mountain Top. Sunlight here often catches the edges of these slopes, turning the late afternoon haze into a pale, bruised violet that lingers over the canopy. Nearby, the landscape yields to the deep, shadowed contours of Hells Kitchen, while the woods of State Game Land 187 offer a quiet, untamed counterpoint to the orderly grid of residential streets. Water defines the periphery of the horizon, as Nescopeck Creek winds through the lower elevations and the still, reflective surface of Lake of the Four Seasons sits barely a mile away, holding the sky in its depths. Far to the east, the silhouette of the Pocono Mountains provides a jagged, distant boundary, reminding those who traverse these roads that the larger world remains a vast and rugged expanse beyond the immediate familiarity of the neighborhood.

Edgewood emerged from the expansion of the industrial age, carrying the weight of a history rooted in the iron and coal ambitions that once fueled the entire commonwealth. The local economy has long since shifted away from the soot and heavy machinery of the past, favoring a quieter, service-oriented pulse that keeps the daily rhythm steady and predictable. Residents move through the day with a sense of shared purpose, their lives shaped by the sturdy brick architecture and the dense, mature hardwoods that line the avenues. While the fervor of the old manufacturing era has faded into memory, the character of Edgewood remains defined by this transition, maintaining a precise, industrious composure. Evenings settle with a particular stillness, as the hum of distant traffic gives way to the ambient sounds of the plateau, confirming that Edgewood is a place where the echoes of a hard-working past are comfortably absorbed into the quiet, modern present.

About This Edgewood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Edgewood, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.431295, -79.883964. 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 Edgewood includes the ZIP code (18222, 15701, 17866), 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 (Woodland Hills 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.