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Jonestown Pennsylvania Map

Explore Jonestown, 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 Jonestown, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Jonestown, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	41.126731
Longitude	-76.309451
Population	115
Density	121.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	17901, 17859, 15022, 17038
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Pottsville
School District	Benton Area School District

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About Jonestown, Pennsylvania

Jonestown is a locality in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 115. The population density is 121.0 people per km². Jonestown is located at 41.1267°N, 76.3095°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 17901, 17859, 15022.

Jonestown occupies a quiet expanse of the Pennsylvania interior where the horizon hums with the low, blurred silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains far to the east. It lies 4.1 miles west-northwest of Pottsville, PA (from Pottsville, PA: bearing 284°T), and is situated 10.0 miles southeast of Mount Carmel. The land here settles into a rhythmic terrain of heavy soil and seasonal grasses, defined by the proximity of the West Branch Schuylkill River, which snakes through the local topography with a steady, enduring persistence. A mile away, the grounds of Condor Commons Park offer a green reprieve for those watching the afternoon light deepen into a bruised purple against the treeline. Only three miles distant, the still, reflective surface of Crystal Reservoir holds the sky in its depths, providing a sense of permanence to the surrounding fields. The air carries the scent of damp earth and coming weather, a bracing reminder that Jonestown exists at the intersection of slow-moving water and the patient, solid weight of the plains.

History in Jonestown remains etched in the architecture of the older storefronts and the deliberate, unhurried pace of the people who keep the local economy moving through agriculture and small-scale trade. Life here avoids the frantic pulse of the urban centers, favoring instead the steady labor of maintaining a household and the seasonal shifts of the harvest. There is a distinct stillness in the streets when the sun begins to dip, a moment when the hum of modern machinery fades and the older, quieter character of the region reasserts itself. Visitors often remark on the way the light catches the brickwork at dusk, turning the common materials of the streetscape into something luminous and singular. Even as the modern world encroaches, Jonestown maintains a steady, rooted identity, built on the foundations of its own past and the simple, reliable geography that guards its borders.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State Game Land 055 (State Resource Management Area) — 0.6 mi, 165° S
Twin Bridges County Park (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 240° SW
Twin Bridges (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 240° SW
State Game Land 260 (State Resource Management Area) — 3.3 mi, 072° E
Berwick Historic Society (Museum) — 6.1 mi, 141° SE
Benton Rodeo and Recreation Grounds (Local Recreation) — 6.5 mi, 322° NW
Scenic View (Viewpoint) — 9.1 mi, 082° E
Jakey Hollow Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 246° SW
Truth and Virtue (Public Artwork) — 10.8 mi, 221° SW
Gross Auditorium (Theatre) — 11.1 mi, 221° SW
Ricketts Glenn State Park (State Park) — 11.4 mi, 013° N
Bloomsburg Town Park Memorial (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 218° SW
Bloomsburg Fair (Attraction) — 12.3 mi, 223° SW
Saw Mill (Historic Ruins) — 12.8 mi, 349° N
Tannery (Historic Ruins) — 12.9 mi, 349° N
Sugarloaf Massacre Grave (Monument) — 16.6 mi, 125° SE
LCCC Walk of Honor (Monument) — 16.8 mi, 074° E
Catawissa Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 18.9 mi, 142° SE
Sky Slide (Attraction) — 19.8 mi, 211° SW
Kozmo's Kurves (Attraction) — 19.8 mi, 211° SW
Whipper (Attraction) — 19.8 mi, 211° SW
XD Theater (Cinema) — 19.8 mi, 211° SW
Time Machine Theatre (Theatre) — 19.9 mi, 211° SW
Knoebels Carousel Museum (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 211° SW
Knoebels History Museum (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 211° SW
Pennsylvania Mining Museum (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 211° SW
Nescopeck State Park (State Park) — 20.1 mi, 102° E
Kettle Creek Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 26.0 mi, 318° NW
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 38.0 mi, 151° SE · 110k acres

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