Jim Thorpe Pennsylvania Map
Explore Jim Thorpe, 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 Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
How to Use This Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Jim Thorpe, 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 Jim Thorpe.
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 | Jim Thorpe |
| State | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| County | Carbon County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 40.857215 |
| Longitude | -75.776338 |
| Population | 4,507 |
| Density | 119.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 18229 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| County Seat | Jim Thorpe |
| School District | Jim Thorpe Area School District |
About Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
Jim Thorpe is a locality in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,507. The population density is 119.2 people per km². Jim Thorpe is located at 40.8572°N, 75.7763°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Jim Thorpe is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 18229.Jim Thorpe rises from the steep, narrow spine of the earth, defined by the relentless, dark pulse of Silkmill Run that cuts through its center. It lies 13.9 miles east-southeast of Hazleton, PA (from Hazleton, PA: bearing 114°T), and is situated 8.2 miles northwest of Palmerton. The town occupies a jagged incision in the terrain, where the deep shadows of the Lehigh Gorge dominate the horizon and press against the Victorian architecture clinging to the hillsides. Sunlight here is a fleeting visitor, often caught in the high branches of the trees before it can reach the slate roofs and brick facades, leaving the streets in a perpetual, cool twilight. The air carries the scent of damp stone and ancient, weathered timber, a reminder of the proximity to the Delaware-Lehigh State Experimental Forest, while the nearby Lehighton Reservoirs remain quiet, reflecting the heavy, gray skies that frequently settle over the valley.
Jim Thorpe exists as a monument to the anthracite age, built upon the hard, black wealth that once fueled the industrial ambition of the region. The economy has shifted from the soot and steam of the nineteenth century toward a quiet, deliberate preservation of its own history, with the courthouse square serving as the gravity center for residents and visitors alike. Memorial Park offers a small, green pause in the vertical landscape, a place where the pace of the day slows to match the steady, rushing water nearby. The influence of the Pocono Mountains is felt in the crisp winds that descend from the north, chilling the stone streets and sharpening the silhouettes of the grand, ornate homes that stand as silent witnesses to the generations who mined the earth and shaped the life of the valley.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Mount Pisgah Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 060° NE
- Carbon County Open Space (Local Recreation) — 0.1 mi, 037° NE
- Mauch Chunk Lake Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 217° SW
- Lehigh Gorge State Park (State Park) — 1.0 mi, 356° N
- Giant Boulder (Viewpoint) — 1.3 mi, 282° W
- State Game Land 141 (State Resource Management Area) — 1.5 mi, 007° N
- Sgl 141 (State Recreation Area) — 1.5 mi, 007° N
- 100 Mile View (Attraction) — 1.7 mi, 099° E
- Anita Shapolsky Art Foundation (Arts Centre) — 1.9 mi, 074° E
- Galerie B (Gallery) — 1.9 mi, 075° E
- Sam Miller Field (Local Recreation) — 1.9 mi, 067° NE
- Civil War Monument (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 077° E
- Jim Thorpe Monument (Monument) — 3.3 mi, 054° NE
- Unknown Park (Local Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 269° W
- Benjamin Franklin Statue (Public Artwork) — 4.3 mi, 116° SE
- Penns Peak concert Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 5.4 mi, 069° E
- Honor Roll (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 247° SW
- State Game Land 217 (State Resource Management Area) — 6.4 mi, 151° SE
- Sgl 217 (State Recreation Area) — 6.4 mi, 151° SE
- Beltzville State Park (State Park) — 6.5 mi, 091° E
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 7.5 mi, 161° S · 110k acres
- Lehigh Gap Historical Society (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 113° SE
- Halls of Horror (Attraction) — 9.5 mi, 114° SE
- Shellhamer Ice Dam (Historic Ruins) — 10.9 mi, 242° SW
- Pennsylvania Performing Arts Academy (Theatre) — 11.0 mi, 248° W
- Split Rock (Attraction) — 16.3 mi, 029° NE
- Lower Tract (Nature Reserve) — 16.3 mi, 126° SE
- Nagle Tract (Nature Reserve) — 16.5 mi, 126° SE
- Dragon Cement Co. Inc. No 1 (Attraction) — 17.4 mi, 140° SE
- Roxy (Cinema) — 18.6 mi, 129° SE
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About This Jim Thorpe Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.857215, -75.776338. 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 Jim Thorpe includes the ZIP code (18229), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Carbon County (Jim Thorpe), and school district assignment (Jim Thorpe Area 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. |
