Jefferson Pennsylvania Map
Jefferson, Pennsylvania — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Jefferson, York County.
Interactive Map of Jefferson, Pennsylvania
| City | Jefferson |
| State | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| County | York |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 39.817323 |
| Longitude | -76.841642 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Jefferson, Pennsylvania
Jefferson is a locality in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. Jefferson is located at 39.8173°N, 76.8416°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17311.0.
Jefferson rests in a broad sweep of rolling farmland, the land here gently sloping towards the Susquehanna River a few miles to the east. It lies 11.7 miles south-south-west of York, PA (from York, PA: bearing 211°T), and is situated 7.6 miles east of Hanover. Fields of corn and soybeans, a patchwork of greens and golds under the wide Pennsylvania sky, stretch out to meet stands of oak and maple, their leaves catching the afternoon sun in a quiet, diffuse glow. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and damp foliage, a perfume that clings to the weathered barns and stone farmhouses dotting the landscape. The houses themselves, often built of a sturdy, local stone, seem to have grown from the very ground, their foundations sunk deep into the loam, their rooflines softened by moss and the passage of decades. This corner of York County has long been a place of cultivation, its fertile ground a promise of sustenance for generations. The early settlers, drawn by the rich earth, established farms that still form the backbone of Jefferson’s economy, the rhythmic cycles of planting and harvest dictating the slow, steady pulse of life. While the hum of agricultural machinery is a constant, it is a sound that blends rather than intrudes, a testament to a community that understands the value of hard work and deep roots. The nearby Susquehanna, a broad, powerful artery of water, has always played a role, though its influence here is more about the fertile floodplains it nourishes than direct commerce, a distant murmur of broader currents shaping the local rhythm.
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About This Jefferson Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Jefferson, Pennsylvania with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Jefferson and York County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Jefferson is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Jefferson is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
