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Lake City Pennsylvania Map

Explore Lake City, 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 Lake City, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Lake City, Pennsylvania Map

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

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	Lake City
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Elk County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	42.017727
Longitude	-80.346301
Population	2,935
Density	630.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	15853, 16423
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Ridgway
School District	Girard School District

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About Lake City, Pennsylvania

Lake City is a locality in Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,935. The population density is 630.6 people per km². Lake City is located at 42.0177°N, 80.3463°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Lake City is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 15853, 16423.

Lake City occupies a quiet expanse of the Pennsylvania interior, where the land settles into a series of modest, cultivated folds. It lies 17.4 miles west-southwest of Saint Marys, PA (from Saint Marys, PA: bearing 256°T), and is situated 9.0 miles west-southwest of Ridgway. The landscape here favors the steady, rhythmic persistence of the earth, marked distinctly by the passage of Lake City Run as it carves a narrow, persistent path through the local topography. Beyond the immediate tree lines, the horizon remains anchored by the distant, hazy suggestion of the Allegheny Mountains, providing a permanent backdrop to the shifting seasonal light. Residents often find that the air in this inland territory holds a crisp, earthen clarity, especially when the morning mist drifts from the nearby State Game Land 044 to dampen the perimeter of the fields.

Industry and settlement in Lake City reflect the practical, industrious spirit of the broader plateau, where the economy has long been shaped by the necessity of adaptation and local labor. While the quietude of the surroundings might suggest an isolation from the rapid pace of regional commerce, the proximity to resources like the timber found in Clear Creek State Forest has historically defined the character of the settlement. Those seeking the solitude of the woods often traverse the Indian Rock Trail, a path that links the present-day community to the rugged, unhurried nature of the surrounding wilderness. Life in Lake City moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, far removed from the clamor of larger hubs, finding its stability in the unchanging presence of the land and the distant, quiet promise of the Ridgway Reservoir.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lake City Conservation Area (Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 328° NW
Lower Elk Creek Natural Area (Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 213° SW
Lake Erie Community Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 352° N
Miller Property Acquisition 2 (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 192° S
Munro Property Acquisition (Local Recreation) — 0.9 mi, 176° S
Erie Bluffs State Park (State Park) — 1.1 mi, 265° W
Water Works Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 140° SE
Main Street Art (Gallery) — 1.9 mi, 130° SE
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 1.9 mi, 128° SE
Hazel Kibler Memorial Museum (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 116° SE
Battles Estate (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 128° SE
Presque Isle State Park (State Park) — 3.6 mi, 063° NE
State Game Land 314 (State Resource Management Area) — 6.4 mi, 247° SW
State Game Land #314 (State Resource Management Area) — 6.4 mi, 254° W
Hooks Gallery (Gallery) — 7.4 mi, 097° E
James Wildlife Preserve Mercyhurst University (Nature Reserve) — 8.9 mi, 071° E
Bridge Dedication (Monument) — 8.9 mi, 075° E
Brown's Farm Barn (Nature Reserve) — 9.2 mi, 077° E
Daniel Roderick Reserve Plaque (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 252° W
Buttermilk Falls Overlook (Viewpoint) — 9.3 mi, 075° E
Cocktails & Color (Arts Centre) — 9.4 mi, 061° NE
Erie Movie House (Cinema) — 11.0 mi, 058° NE
Schaefer's Auto Art (Public Artwork) — 11.0 mi, 080° E
Artlore Studio (Gallery) — 11.0 mi, 058° NE
Tom Ridge Environmental Center (Museum) — 11.7 mi, 057° NE
Arlene's Broadway on Buffalo (Theatre) — 12.0 mi, 245° SW
Conneaut Cr SR (State Recreation Area) — 12.8 mi, 244° SW
Lake Erie Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 13.6 mi, 059° NE
Hagerty Family Events Center (Stadium) — 14.7 mi, 062° NE
Erie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.4 mi, 132° SE · 18k acres

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