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Essington Pennsylvania Map

Explore Essington, 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 Essington, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Essington, Pennsylvania Map

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

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.

City	Essington
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Delaware County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	39.862057
Longitude	-75.297131
Population	4,200
Density	480.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	19029
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Media

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About Essington, Pennsylvania

Essington is a locality in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,200. The population density is 480.0 people per km². Essington is located at 39.8621°N, 75.2971°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 19029.

Essington stretches across a flat, industrious expanse of Pennsylvania soil, defined by the steady, rhythmic hum of modern transit and the quiet persistence of its inland landscape. It lies 3.2 miles east-northeast of Chester, PA (from Chester, PA: bearing 74°T), and is situated 9.4 miles southwest of Philadelphia. The horizon remains stubbornly low, framed by the distant, hazy suggestion of the Appalachian Mountains that anchor the western view, while the immediate terrain is marked by the winding, narrow path of Long Hook Creek. At dusk, the light here turns a bruised, metallic violet, catching the industrial edges of the local architecture and casting long, sharp shadows across the paved lots. Residents find a quiet stillness at Riverfront Marina, where the land meets the water in a functional, utilitarian embrace, far removed from the dramatic swells of any coast.

Essington carries the weight of a working history, where the legacy of regional manufacturing and the relentless pulse of the nearby airport have shaped the local identity. The economy has long pivoted on this capacity for movement and production, favoring the practical over the ornate in its grid of streets and aging brick facades. A few miles away, the calm surface of Ridley Park Lake offers a reprieve from the mechanical urgency of the surroundings, providing a mirror for the changing seasons that contrast with the gray, concrete infrastructure of the basin. The character of the place is forged in this intersection of utility and endurance, where the daily machinery of life continues with a steady, unadorned precision.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Westinghouse Site Acquisition (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 101° E
Tinicum Manor Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 0.3 mi, 344° N
Wild Plant Sanctuary (State Resource Management Area) — 0.5 mi, 176° S
Little Tinicum Island Natural Area (Marine Protected Area) — 0.5 mi, 176° S
Tinicum Island Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 178° S
William Penn State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 0.5 mi, 178° S
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge At Tinicum (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.7 mi, 351° N · 2,022 acres
Morrow's Marina (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 313° NW
Leedom Estates Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 329° NW
Flight Test Memorial (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 282° W
Monds Island (Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 203° SW
Twin Islands (Local Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 205° SW
The Barnstormers (Theatre) — 2.0 mi, 312° NW
Logan Pond Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 216° SW
World War II Memorial (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 263° W
Freedom's Pride (Public Artwork) — 3.1 mi, 269° W
Delaware County Historical Society Museum & Research Library (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 253° W
MJ Freed Performing Arts Theater (Theatre) — 3.5 mi, 255° W
Nebula Gallery (Gallery) — 3.5 mi, 256° W
William Penn Landing Site (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 250° W
Susan O'Reilly Studio (Gallery) — 3.9 mi, 315° NW
Kitao Student Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 4.2 mi, 312° NW
Arthur Hoyt Scott Amphitheature (Stadium) — 4.2 mi, 312° NW
Eugene and Theresa Lang Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 4.3 mi, 314° NW
Old staircase (Historic Ruins) — 4.3 mi, 308° NW
Hidden ruins (Historic Ruins) — 4.4 mi, 313° NW
The Rose Valley Museum at Thunderbird Lodge (Museum) — 5.4 mi, 298° NW
Marvin Samson Center for the History of Pharmacy (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 039° NE
Paul Robeson House & Museum (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 032° NE
American Bandstand (Attraction) — 8.0 mi, 034° NE

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