Heidlersburg Pennsylvania Map

About Heidlersburg, Pennsylvania

Heidlersburg is a locality in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 457. The population density is 228.7 people per km². Heidlersburg is located at 39.9493°N, 77.1461°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17372.

Heidlersburg unfurls across a landscape of gentle, rolling terrain, where fertile fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons softened by the haze of late summer. It lies 22.2 miles west of York, PA (from York, PA: bearing 268°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north-north-east of Gettysburg. The air, often carrying the sweet, earthy scent of turned soil after a spring rain, hums with the quiet industry of a place deeply connected to the land. Old stone farmhouses, their walls weathered to a soft grey, stand as stoic sentinels against the broader sweep of cultivated land, their shadows lengthening as the afternoon sun begins its slow descent. Along the narrow country roads, the occasional stand of mature oak trees, their leaves rustling like whispered secrets, offers dappled shade, a fleeting coolness in the warm Pennsylvania air. The roots of Heidlersburg reach back to the early days of German settlement in Adams County, a heritage that still whispers in the quiet dignity of its architecture and the enduring agricultural character of its economy. For generations, the bounty of the surrounding countryside has sustained its inhabitants, with farms producing everything from grains to apples, their harvests feeding markets near and far. While the rustle of combine harvesters is a familiar sound, the echoes of history are also present; the very ground seems to hold the stories of those who first cleared these lands, their labor indelibly marked upon the contours of the fields. Heidlersburg remains a place where the past is not a distant memory but a living presence, interwoven with the daily rhythms of rural life.

About This Heidlersburg Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Heidlersburg, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.949261, -77.146093. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Heidlersburg and Adams County.

Detailed location data for Heidlersburg includes the ZIP code (17372), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Adams County (Gettysburg), and school district assignment (Upper Adams School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Heidlersburg is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.