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Harrisburg Pennsylvania Map

Explore Harrisburg, 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 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Map

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

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.

CityHarrisburg
StatePennsylvania (PA)
CountyPhiladelphia County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude40.275891
Longitude-76.88502
Population50,099
Density2382.5 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes19136, 17101
Area Code215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County SeatPhiladelphia
School DistrictHarrisburg City School District

About Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Harrisburg is a locality in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of 50,099. The population density is 2382.5 people per km². Harrisburg is located at 40.2759°N, 76.8850°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Harrisburg is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 19136, 17101.

Harrisburg defines the terrain where the land yields to the persistent, winding course of the Wooden Bridge Run. It lies 5.2 miles southwest of Bensalem, PA (from Bensalem, PA: bearing 229°T), and is situated 4.8 miles north-northeast of Morris. The landscape here is characterized by the quiet endurance of inland earth, far removed from the turbulence of the coast, where the light at dusk settles in long, muted shadows across the fields. Within the immediate vicinity, Pennypack Park provides an expansive, green anchor for the local geography, offering a contrast to the dense, structural permanence of the architecture. The atmosphere is marked by a steady, temperate rhythm, as if the air itself holds the weight of the nearby inland plains, quiet and unbroken by the distant, hazy suggestion of the Appalachian Mountains on the horizon.

History persists in Harrisburg through the enduring brickwork and the deliberate pace of its central avenues, which reflect a legacy of legislative assembly and regional trade. The local economy draws its vitality from a blend of administrative service and the lingering influence of Pennsylvania’s industrial heritage, fostering a character that is industrious yet measured. While Hopkins Pond lies ten miles distant, its presence is felt in the subtle moisture that lingers in the valley air, and the Cresheim Valley further defines the regional contours that frame the daily life of residents. Life in Harrisburg moves with a quiet, functional grace, a place where the work of the day is punctuated by the unchanging geometry of the streets and the collective memory of a landscape that has served as a crossroads for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Jackson Lick Pool (Local Recreation) — 0.3 mi, 174° S
  • Harrisburg Improv Theatre (Theatre) — 0.4 mi, 248° W
  • Vivi on Verbeke (Gallery) — 0.5 mi, 210° SW
  • Andrew Curtin statue (Public Artwork) — 0.5 mi, 325° NW
  • Riverfront Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 231° SW
  • Holocaust Memorial for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 220° SW
  • Firefighters' Memorial Monument (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 217° SW
  • WWI Buddy Monument (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 212° SW
  • Gamut Theatre Group (Theatre) — 1.0 mi, 166° S
  • 14th & Shoop Streets Playground (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 127° SE
  • Select Medical Digital Cinema (Cinema) — 1.1 mi, 169° S
  • Reservoir Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 108° E
  • Sheets Island Archipelago Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 285° W
  • West Shore Theater (Cinema) — 3.5 mi, 163° S
  • Color Me Mine (Arts Centre) — 4.3 mi, 214° SW
  • Rockville Bridge Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 6.0 mi, 331° NW
  • Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 9.6 mi, 350° N · 110k acres
  • The Oakes Museum of Natural History (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 213° SW
  • Miller Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 10.0 mi, 214° SW
  • Ibberson Conservation Area State Park (State Park) — 10.5 mi, 006° N
  • Candymonium (Attraction) — 12.0 mi, 086° E
  • Carrousel (Attraction) — 12.0 mi, 086° E
  • Reese's Cupfusion (Attraction) — 12.1 mi, 086° E
  • Monorail (Attraction) — 12.1 mi, 086° E
  • Gifford Pinchot State Park (State Park) — 12.2 mi, 177° S
  • Adventure Sports in Hershey (Theme Park) — 14.1 mi, 101° E
  • James C. Nelson Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 25.3 mi, 315° NW

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About This Harrisburg Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.275891, -76.88502. 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 Harrisburg includes the ZIP code (19136, 17101), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Philadelphia County (Philadelphia), and school district assignment (Harrisburg City 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.