Marion Heights Pennsylvania Map

About Marion Heights, Pennsylvania

Marion Heights is a locality in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 578. The population density is 687.3 people per km². Marion Heights is located at 40.8043°N, 76.4650°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17832.

Marion Heights rises from a gentle swell of land, a quiet collection of homes and streets where the rolling hills of Northumberland County begin to deepen into wooded hollows. It lies 27.7 miles west-south-west of Hazleton, PA (from Hazleton, PA: bearing 248°T), and is situated 5.0 miles east-north-east of Shamokin. The air here often carries the scent of damp earth and pine, especially after a rain, and the late afternoon sun casts long, softened shadows across the tidy lawns. Fields, sometimes golden with summer grain, sometimes emerald with new growth, stretch outwards, punctuated by stands of mature trees that whisper secrets on the breeze. The sky above Marion Heights can be a vast canvas, shifting from the pale blues of morning to the bruised purples and oranges of dusk, a daily spectacle that marks the passage of time with an understated grandeur. The story of Marion Heights is deeply intertwined with the earth beneath its feet. Once, the land was alive with the industry that carved out fortunes and shaped lives, its legacy still palpable in the quiet stoicism of its residents and the enduring character of the place. Though the deep seams have long since been worked, the spirit of resilience born from that era remains. Today, the local economy is a more varied affair, a blend of small businesses and commuters who find the peace of Marion Heights a welcome counterpoint to the wider world. There are no grand pronouncements of history here, but rather a subtle understanding, carried in the very grain of the landscape, of the generations who have called this particular corner of Pennsylvania home.

About This Marion Heights Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Marion Heights, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.804253, -76.464954. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Marion Heights and Northumberland County.

Detailed location data for Marion Heights includes the ZIP code (17832), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Northumberland County (Sunbury), and school district assignment (Mount Carmel Area School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Marion Heights is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.