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Jenkintown Pennsylvania Map

Explore Jenkintown, 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 Jenkintown, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Jenkintown, Pennsylvania Map

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

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	Jenkintown
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Montgomery County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.095944
Longitude	-75.125174
Population	4,719
Density	3146.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	19046
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Norristown
School District	Jenkintown School District

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About Jenkintown, Pennsylvania

Jenkintown is a locality in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,719. The population density is 3146.8 people per km². Jenkintown is located at 40.0959°N, 75.1252°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Jenkintown is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 19046.

Jenkintown manifests as a terrestrial pocket of stone and arboreal density, defined by the persistent, winding course of Jenkintown Creek as it carves through the local geography. It lies 1.8 miles south-southwest of Abington, PA (from Abington, PA: bearing 193°T), and is situated 8.6 miles north-northwest of Morris. Dense layers of residential architecture rise from the soil here, while the local landscape remains marked by the presence of Moretti Park, which offers a fixed point of green stillness amidst the suburban sprawl. The horizon remains stubbornly flat, lacking the jagged silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains, which reside far beyond the reach of the local gaze. Instead, the character of the terrain is defined by an inland solidity, where the quality of light at dusk catches the edges of brick facades, turning the evening air into a cool, shadowed violet that settles over the streets.

Jenkintown preserves a legacy tethered to the early milling operations that once utilized the hydraulic energy of its waterways, transforming a quiet colonial settlement into a hub of commerce and rail-bound transit. The local economy has evolved from these industrial roots into a mosaic of professional services and retail, maintaining a rhythm of daily life that feels deliberate and measured. Residents move through a landscape shaped by the absence of vast, open wilderness, though the proximity of the Green Ribbon Preservation Trail provides a deliberate connection to the regional ecology. Far from the influence of any distant basin like the Cresheim Valley, the identity of the place remains anchored in its own history, where the memory of older, agrarian labor persists in the enduring utility of the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Alverthorpe Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 138° SE
Jenkintown Sign (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 247° SW
Baederwood Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 328° NW
Edward Hicks Parry Bird Sanctuary (Local Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 235° SW
George A Perley Bird Sanctuary (Local Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 269° W
Rock Lane Open Space (Local Recreation) — 1.3 mi, 218° SW
Harry S Renninger Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 1.3 mi, 274° W
The Little Theater (Theatre) — 1.4 mi, 351° N
Nittany Lion Shrine (Public Artwork) — 1.6 mi, 032° NE
Camp William Penn Museum (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 203° SW
Waterman Mansion Site (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 102° E
Cheltenham Center For The Arts (Arts Centre) — 2.7 mi, 150° SE
Willow Grove Mall Carousel (Attraction) — 3.0 mi, 001° N
Helicopter Memorial (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 010° N
Spring House Site (Historic Ruins) — 3.7 mi, 220° SW
Barn Site (Historic Ruins) — 3.8 mi, 220° SW
Sedgwick Theatre (Theatre) — 4.3 mi, 234° SW
Mt. Airy Art Garage (Arts Centre) — 4.3 mi, 232° SW
Museum of Nursing History (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 205° SW
La Salle University Art Museum (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 200° S
The Museum of the Miraculous Medal Shrine (Museum) — 4.4 mi, 211° SW
Johnson House Historic Site (Museum) — 4.7 mi, 219° SW
Azalea Meadow (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 263° W
Springhouse (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 262° W
Fort Washington State Park (State Park) — 5.0 mi, 300° NW
Benjamin Rush State Park (State Park) — 6.8 mi, 077° E

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