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Lansford Pennsylvania Map

Explore Lansford, 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 Lansford, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Lansford, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.831756
Longitude	-75.882421
Population	4,141
Density	1040.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	18232
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Jim Thorpe
School District	Panther Valley School District

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About Lansford, Pennsylvania

Lansford is a locality in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,141. The population density is 1040.9 people per km². Lansford is located at 40.8318°N, 75.8824°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Lansford is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 18232.

Lansford occupies a narrow, rugged corridor where the earth seems to hold the weight of its anthracite history in the very tilt of the streets. It lies 10.0 miles south-southeast of Hazleton, PA (from Hazleton, PA: bearing 151°T), and is situated 5.1 miles east-northeast of Tamaqua. Panther Creek cuts a persistent, dark path through the terrain, its waters carving a channel through the steep slopes that define the local topography. At the edge of the residential grid, John F Kennedy Memorial Park provides a quiet, green anchor for the neighborhood, offering a space where the air feels thinner and cooler than in the bustling centers further south. The distant, hazy silhouettes of the Pocono Mountains frame the horizon, appearing like a jagged ink line against the bruised purple of an autumn twilight. A short distance away, the surface of Lake Hauto reflects the changing sky with a stillness that contrasts sharply with the verticality of the surrounding hills.

Lansford carries the distinct, hard-edged legacy of the coal industry, a heritage that persists in the sturdy brick architecture and the stubborn, deliberate pace of daily life. The economy, once tethered entirely to the deep, subterranean veins of fuel that built the region, has shifted into a quieter, more modest existence, leaving behind a landscape that feels both weathered and enduring. Residents navigate the sharp inclines of the streets with an practiced ease, moving between the remnants of industrial infrastructure and the modest homes that cling to the hillsides. As dusk settles over the Strauss Valley, the light catches the gray stone and weathered wood of the older buildings, revealing a beauty that is not ornamental but functional and deeply rooted in the physical reality of the earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Firemen's Memorial (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 250° W
WW1 Memorial (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 249° W
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 079° E
Miners' Monument (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 249° W
Philip Ginder Carved Rock (Public Artwork) — 0.7 mi, 149° SE
Ashton Hill Park & Panther Valley Pool (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 245° SW
Owl Creek Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 1.4 mi, 193° S
Mauch Chunk Lake Park (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 105° E
Sgl 257 (State Recreation Area) — 2.5 mi, 198° S
State Game Land 257 (State Resource Management Area) — 2.5 mi, 198° S
State Game Land 141 (State Resource Management Area) — 2.5 mi, 012° N
Sgl 141 (State Recreation Area) — 2.5 mi, 012° N
Giant Boulder (Viewpoint) — 4.8 mi, 065° NE
Pennsylvania Performing Arts Academy (Theatre) — 5.2 mi, 243° SW
Shellhamer Ice Dam (Historic Ruins) — 5.3 mi, 230° SW
Lehigh Gorge State Park (State Park) — 6.0 mi, 063° NE
Tuscarora State Park (State Park) — 6.3 mi, 253° W
100 Mile View (Attraction) — 7.4 mi, 078° E
Anita Shapolsky Art Foundation (Arts Centre) — 7.7 mi, 073° E
Galerie B (Gallery) — 7.7 mi, 073° E
Strawberry Playhouse (Theatre) — 9.2 mi, 241° SW
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 9.4 mi, 163° S · 110k acres
Mahanoy Area Historical Society (Museum) — 13.6 mi, 265° W
Lehigh Gap Historical Society (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 098° E
Halls of Horror (Attraction) — 14.4 mi, 098° E
The Art & Craft Gallery of Hamburg (Gallery) — 19.8 mi, 195° S
Schuylkill County Council for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 20.1 mi, 238° SW
Dragon Cement Co. Inc. No 1 (Attraction) — 20.3 mi, 125° SE
Lower Tract (Nature Reserve) — 20.3 mi, 113° SE

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