Lewistown Pennsylvania Map

About Lewistown, Pennsylvania

Lewistown is a locality in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 8,579. The population density is 1631.7 people per km². Lewistown is located at 40.5972°N, 77.5715°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Lewistown is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 18252, 17044.

Lewistown emerges from the floor of the Lewistown Valley as a junction of iron and earth, defined by the persistent, cold transit of Beaver Creek. It lies 9.4 miles east-northeast of Pottsville, PA (from Pottsville, PA: bearing 70°T), and is situated 5.4 miles southwest of Tamaqua. The terrain surrounding Lewistown tilts toward the distant Appalachian Mountains, their ridgelines forming a serrated gray inkblot against the pale horizon of the sky. Sunlight here possesses a heavy, amber quality, catching the dust of the fields and illuminating the dense, quiet stands of timber that mark the borders of Sgl 222. Four miles to the north, the waters of Moss Glen Reservoir hold a mirror to the shifting clouds, providing a still, deep counterpoint to the restless movement of the creek as it carves through the limestone foundations of the valley.

Industrial grit and the slow accumulation of generations define the pulse of Lewistown, where the economy was long tempered in the heat of furnaces and the steady rhythm of the rail lines. The local character is forged by a legacy of labor that persists in the brick facades and the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the downtown streets. On quiet afternoons, the atmosphere carries the faint, metallic scent of the past, a lingering shadow of the manufacturing that once anchored the region’s identity. Those seeking the rugged stillness of the interior often venture toward the River of Rocks Trail, where the earth gives way to ancient, fractured stone, reminding the traveler that the bedrock of this place is older and more enduring than the fleeting efforts of those who reside above it.

About This Lewistown Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lewistown, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.597229, -77.571516. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Lewistown includes the ZIP code (18252, 17044), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Schuylkill County (Pottsville), and school district assignment (Mifflin County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.