Explore Hustontown, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hustontown, 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 Hustontown.
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 | Hustontown |
| State | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| County | Fulton County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 40.048974 |
| Longitude | -78.026948 |
| Population | 127 |
| Density | 89.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 17229 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| County Seat | McConnellsburg |
| School District | Forbes Road School District |
Hustontown unfolds across a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of the Lamberson Branch, which weaves through the low-lying terrain like a silver thread caught in the soil. It lies 20.8 miles west-northwest of Chambersburg, PA (from Chambersburg, PA: bearing 292°T), and is situated 15.2 miles northwest of Saint Thomas. The horizon is framed by the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Allegheny Mountains, providing a constant, silent anchor to the view while the immediate topography remains dominated by the modest inclines of the region. Sunlight here possesses a particular quality, casting long, amber shadows across the fields during the late afternoon that seem to slow the passage of time. A few miles away, the deep, quiet waters of Cowans Gap Lake offer a reflective contrast to the surrounding dense woodlands, while the nearby Plum Hollow creates a natural basin that traps the cool, damp air of the evening.
Hustontown maintains a character rooted in the slow, deliberate rhythms of agrarian life, where the local economy has long balanced the yields of the earth with the quiet trade of its inhabitants. The proximity to State Game Land 081 serves as a reminder of the vast, untamed tracts that surround the settled plots, drawing those who find solace in the stillness of the woods or the seasonal trek along the Winters Trail. History remains visible in the sturdy, unadorned architecture that lines the roads, reflecting a heritage built on persistence rather than grand design. In the quiet of the morning, when the mist rises from the damp ground, one can sense a lingering connection to the past, a steady pulse that defines the day-to-day existence of those who call Hustontown their own.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hustontown, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.048974, -78.026948. 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 Hustontown includes the ZIP code (17229), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Fulton County (McConnellsburg), and school district assignment (Forbes Road 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |