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Franklin Park Pennsylvania Map

Explore Franklin Park, 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 Franklin Park, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Franklin Park, Pennsylvania Map

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

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.

CityFranklin Park
StatePennsylvania (PA)
CountyAllegheny County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude40.59212
Longitude-80.098726
Population15,479
Density441.4 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes15143, 15237
Area Code215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County SeatPittsburgh
School DistrictNorth Allegheny School District

About Franklin Park, Pennsylvania

Franklin Park is a locality in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of 15,479. The population density is 441.4 people per km². Franklin Park is located at 40.5921°N, 80.0987°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Franklin Park is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 15143, 15237.

Franklin Park exists as a quiet expanse where the land rises in soft, deliberate swells of earth and woodland. It lies 3.4 miles south-southwest of Wexford, PA (from Wexford, PA: bearing 209°T), and is situated 3.6 miles west of McCandless. Franklin Park maintains a landscape defined by the steady presence of nearby Bear Run, which carves a modest path through the local terrain. The light at dusk settles heavily over the acreage, turning the open fields into a deep, muted charcoal that feels both ancient and immediate. While the Allegheny Mountains remain a distant, hazy silhouette on the far horizon, the immediate environment is defined by the intimate, sheltered quality of the local topography. Residents often find that the proximity of Blueberry Hill Park provides a necessary stillness, offering a place where the air remains crisp and unburdened by the velocity of modern transit.

Franklin Park grew from a tradition of agrarian roots that gradually transitioned into a residential landscape, shifting the focus from fields to the quiet organization of suburban life. The local economy now functions as a contributor to the broader professional vitality of the region, drawing on the industrious spirit that defines the larger surrounding basin. Commerce in Franklin Park reflects a steady, measured pace, favoring service and professional sectors that keep the daily life of the residents functioning with reliable efficiency. The history of the land suggests a patient development, where the legacy of early homesteaders informed the careful placement of modern infrastructure. This evolution has left the local environment with a sense of purpose, balancing the demands of growth against the preservation of a slower, more deliberate way of living.

Franklin Park fosters a cultural character that prizes privacy and the quiet satisfaction of a well-maintained neighborhood. Notable landmarks like the verdant grounds of Blueberry Hill Park serve as the primary stage for community gatherings and the seasonal markers that define the local calendar. The proximity to the quiet waters of Sechlers Lake offers a reflective space for those who seek to observe the subtle shifts in the regional climate. While many who have achieved national prominence have passed through the broader region, Franklin Park remains a place defined more by the collective integrity of its inhabitants than by the singular celebrity of any one figure. The rhythms of the day are dictated by the changing quality of the sky over Fern Hollow, ensuring that life here feels grounded in the physical reality of the earth rather than the fleeting nature of public attention.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Blueberry Hill Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 189° S
  • McKissock (Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 227° SW
  • Acorn Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 243° SW
  • Totus Tuus (Public Artwork) — 1.2 mi, 340° N
  • Fifer's Fields Conservation Area (Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 267° W
  • State Game Land 203 (State Resource Management Area) — 1.5 mi, 344° N
  • Nicholson Road Ballfield (Local Recreation) — 1.8 mi, 186° S
  • Painting with a Twist (Arts Centre) — 2.7 mi, 058° NE
  • Arthur Murray Dance Center (Arts Centre) — 2.7 mi, 058° NE
  • Little Sewickley Creek Watershed Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 253° W
  • Open Space (Local Recreation) — 3.2 mi, 222° SW
  • Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 265° W
  • Fern Hollow Nature Center (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 220° SW
  • Cantellops Art Gallery (Gallery) — 4.7 mi, 110° E
  • North Park Meadow Overlook (Viewpoint) — 5.4 mi, 087° E
  • The Edgeworth Club (Attraction) — 5.7 mi, 236° SW
  • Thompson Drive Park (Nature Reserve) — 5.7 mi, 142° SE
  • Groveton Honor Roll (Monument) — 6.5 mi, 201° S
  • Great Republic Monument (Monument) — 6.8 mi, 249° W
  • Shousetown Boatyard (Monument) — 6.8 mi, 249° W
  • Sample Schoolhouse (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 356° N
  • Depreciation Lands Museum (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 088° E
  • Former Nike Missile Launch Site Pl-71 (Historic Ruins) — 8.2 mi, 205° SW
  • Mattress Factory (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 154° SE
  • Lookout Point (Attraction) — 10.6 mi, 128° SE
  • Moonshot Museum (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 157° SE
  • Open Stage Theatre (Theatre) — 10.9 mi, 152° SE
  • Raccoon Creek State Park (State Park) — 14.5 mi, 247° SW
  • Hillman State Park (State Park) — 17.7 mi, 231° SW
  • Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.8 mi, 278° W · 6,562 acres

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About This Franklin Park Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Franklin Park, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.59212, -80.098726. 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 Franklin Park includes the ZIP code (15143, 15237), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Allegheny County (Pittsburgh), and school district assignment (North Allegheny 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.