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Kempton Pennsylvania Map

Explore Kempton, 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 Kempton, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Kempton, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.626204
Longitude	-75.852421
Population	159
Density	77.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	19529
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Reading
School District	Kutztown Area School District

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About Kempton, Pennsylvania

Kempton is a locality in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 159. The population density is 77.4 people per km². Kempton is located at 40.6262°N, 75.8524°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 19529.

Kempton unfolds within the quiet, verdant expanse of the Kistler Valley, where the land rises and dips in a slow, rhythmic cadence that mimics the respiration of the earth itself. It lies 17.0 miles west of Hilltown, PA (from Hilltown, PA: bearing 276°T), and is situated 8.4 miles northeast of Hamburg. Kistler Creek carves a slender, silver ribbon through the floor of this basin, its waters moving with a deliberate, unforced gravity toward the lower reaches of the landscape. To the north, the distant silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains anchor the horizon, their deep indigo ridges sharpening against the pale, thinning light of late afternoon. Just three miles to the west, the surface of Leaser Lake holds the sky in a mirror of cool, glassy gray, while the Kempton Community Recreation Center provides a central axis for the daily migrations of those who inhabit these fields and woodlots.

Agriculture remains the primary pulse of Kempton, as the soil—a heavy, dark loam—supports a tradition of husbandry that has persisted through generations of Pennsylvania Dutch influence. The local economy draws its strength from this patient cultivation, where the geometric precision of tilled rows contrasts with the wilder, unkempt growth along the banks of Kistler Creek. History here is felt in the weight of limestone foundations and the occasional silence that settles over the valley when the machinery of harvest finally stills. Residents often seek the quiet elevation of the Valley Rim Trail, a four-mile path that offers a vantage point over the patchwork of pastures and silos, revealing the internal mechanics of a place that prefers to measure its progress by the changing colors of the seasons rather than the frantic velocity of modern life.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kempton Community Recreation Center (Local Recreation) — 0.1 mi, 332° NW
Albany Township Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 0.3 mi, 343° N
Sesquicentennial Mural (Public Artwork) — 0.3 mi, 009° N
Hamburg Watershed - Hamburg Reservoir - Pulpit Rock (Local Park) — 3.1 mi, 255° W
State Game Land 217 (State Resource Management Area) — 3.2 mi, 337° NW
Sgl 217 (State Recreation Area) — 3.2 mi, 337° NW
State Game Land 106 (State Resource Management Area) — 3.4 mi, 334° NW
Sgl 106 (State Recreation Area) — 3.4 mi, 334° NW
Lehigh County Park (Local Park) — 3.7 mi, 007° N
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 3.8 mi, 350° N · 110k acres
Pulpit Rock (Viewpoint) — 4.6 mi, 244° SW
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 273° W
Crystal Cave (Attraction) — 6.9 mi, 176° S
The Art & Craft Gallery of Hamburg (Gallery) — 8.4 mi, 234° SW
Strand Theatre (Cinema) — 8.5 mi, 153° SE
Ray Buss Stadium (Stadium) — 11.5 mi, 173° S
Michael Sexton Eagle Scout Project (Monument) — 11.6 mi, 138° SE
Shellhamer Ice Dam (Historic Ruins) — 12.2 mi, 332° NW
Portland Cement (Monument) — 12.8 mi, 102° E
Korea Vietnam Memorial (Monument) — 13.1 mi, 078° E
Pennsylvania Performing Arts Academy (Theatre) — 13.3 mi, 332° NW
The Hex (Nature Reserve) — 13.6 mi, 114° SE
Strawberry Playhouse (Theatre) — 13.7 mi, 315° NW
Tuscarora State Park (State Park) — 14.4 mi, 328° NW
Dragon Cement Co. Inc. No 1 (Attraction) — 15.3 mi, 080° E
Alburtis Lock Ridge Historical Society (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 121° SE
Lock Ridge Furnace Museum (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 121° SE
100 Mile View (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 020° N
Walk-in Art Center (Arts Centre) — 16.7 mi, 270° W
Lehigh Gorge State Park (State Park) — 17.4 mi, 013° N

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