Mayfield Pennsylvania Map

About Mayfield, Pennsylvania

Mayfield is a locality in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,876. The population density is 286.1 people per km². Mayfield is located at 41.5381°N, 75.5360°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 18433.

Mayfield rests in a valley where the Susquehanna River's ancient flow has shaped the land, its hillsides cloaked in the deep green of mixed hardwoods and pine. It lies 11.1 miles north-east of Scranton, PA (from Scranton, PA: bearing 36°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north-north-east of Dunmore. The air here, especially after a rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of decaying leaves and the faint, metallic tang of distant industry, a scent that clings to the clapboard houses and the weathered brick of the older buildings. During the late afternoon, the sun, when it breaks through, casts long, slanted shadows that stretch like tired fingers across the modest storefronts and the quiet residential streets, imbuing the landscape with a soft, golden hue. The terrain itself is a testament to the relentless work of water and ice, with hollows and rises that speak of glacial retreat and the persistent carving of streams that feed into the larger river. This corner of Lackawanna County has a past etched deeply into its soil, a history tied to the extraction of anthracite coal that once pulsed through its veins, powering factories and warming homes across the region. Remnants of that era can still be glimpsed in the slag heaps that dot the outlying hillsides, silent monuments to a boom and bust cycle that defined generations of Mayfield's residents. The local economy, while diversified now, still carries the echo of that industrial heritage, with a resilient spirit evident in the small businesses that line Main Street and the steady hum of activity from the few manufacturing plants that remain. The proximity to the Susquehanna also shapes life here, offering a quiet beauty and a connection to the natural world that balances the memories of heavier, grittier times.

About This Mayfield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mayfield, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 41.538137, -75.536019. 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 Mayfield and Lackawanna County.

Detailed location data for Mayfield includes the ZIP code (15612), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Lackawanna County (Scranton), and school district assignment (Lakeland 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 Mayfield is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.