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Laurel Run Pennsylvania Map

Explore Laurel Run, 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 Laurel Run, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Laurel Run, Pennsylvania Map

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

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	Laurel Run
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Luzerne County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	41.219459
Longitude	-75.84461
Population	558
Density	42.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	18706
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Wilkes-Barre
School District	Wilkes-Barre Area School District

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About Laurel Run, Pennsylvania

Laurel Run is a locality in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 558. The population density is 42.2 people per km². Laurel Run is located at 41.2195°N, 75.8446°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Laurel Run is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 18706.

Laurel Run occupies a rugged stretch of the Pennsylvania landscape where the earth rises in slow, deliberate swells toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Pocono Mountains. It lies 1.9 miles south-southeast of Wilkes Barre, PA (from Wilkes Barre, PA: bearing 150°T), and is situated 1.9 miles south-southeast of Wilkes-Barre. The air here holds a crisp, mineral edge, particularly in the mornings when the light catches the moisture rising from Spring Run, which carves a narrow, winding path through the local topography. Residents find a quiet continuity in the Laurel Run Borough Open Space, a tract of protected woodland that preserves the character of the terrain against the encroachment of modern development. Three miles away, the descent into Deep Hollow offers a starker geography, where the water gains momentum before plummeting over the jagged rock face of Whirlpool Canyon Falls. The landscape feels permanent, defined by a dense, layered soil that has supported hardy Appalachian hardwoods for generations.

History in Laurel Run remains anchored to the industrial legacy of the region, where the extraction of resources shaped the early settlement patterns and the growth of local infrastructure. While the economy has shifted away from its extractive origins, the remnants of those labor-intensive years linger in the sturdy, utilitarian architecture of the older streets. Daily life moves at a measured pace, often directed toward the maintenance of the land or the quiet recreation offered by nearby Pine Run Reservoir, where the stillness of the water mirrors the sky. Laurel Run maintains a distinct identity, one that values the practical over the decorative and finds beauty in the muted browns and deep greens of the changing seasons. The community functions with an internal gravity, relying on local networks that have persisted through the decades, grounding the inhabitants in a shared sense of place that resists outside influence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

D&L Trail (Private Recreation) — 0.1 mi, 174° S
Anthracite Scenic Trails (Private Recreation) — 0.2 mi, 174° S
Pinchot State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 0.5 mi, 294° NW
Seven Tubs Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 0.5 mi, 294° NW
State Game Land 292 (State Resource Management Area) — 0.6 mi, 144° SE
Laurel Run Borough Open Space (Local Recreation) — 0.8 mi, 276° W
Spruce Street Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 311° NW
The al Karaska Memorial Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 305° NW
Seven Tubbs Natural Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 061° NE
Wilkes-Barre Township War Memorial (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 296° NW
The Big Cow (Attraction) — 1.7 mi, 292° W
KISS Theatre Company (Theatre) — 2.0 mi, 353° N
Wilkes-Barre Movies 14 (Cinema) — 2.6 mi, 309° NW
Hyperview (Public Artwork) — 2.7 mi, 309° NW
Sgl 091 (State Recreation Area) — 2.7 mi, 108° E
Arts Center of Wilkes-Barre (Arts Centre) — 2.8 mi, 339° N
The Mary Stegmaier Mansion (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 308° NW
Joe Palooka Monument (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 235° SW
CDR Acquisition (Local Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 201° S
Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 3.0 mi, 306° NW
Forty Fort Marker (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 341° N
Battle of Wyoming (Registered Battlefield) — 6.0 mi, 360° N
Nescopeck State Park (State Park) — 7.8 mi, 192° S
Pine Hill Vista (Viewpoint) — 10.9 mi, 084° E
The Pavilion at Montage Mountain (Theatre) — 12.9 mi, 047° NE
Inspection Pit (Historic Ruins) — 15.8 mi, 035° NE
Split Rock Galleria Movie Theater (Cinema) — 15.8 mi, 132° SE
Laura Craig Gallery (Gallery) — 16.2 mi, 035° NE
Civil War Museum (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 036° NE
Everhart Museum (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 040° NE

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