Maytown Pennsylvania Map

About Maytown, Pennsylvania

Maytown is a locality in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,098. The population density is 430.0 people per km². Maytown is located at 40.0836°N, 76.5664°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 17339, 17550.

Maytown occupies a quiet expanse of land where the horizon is defined by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies 8.4 miles north-northwest of Weigelstown, PA (from Weigelstown, PA: bearing 342°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north-northwest of Shiloh. The landscape here is characterized by fertile fields and dense woodlots, defined by the slow movement of Beaver Creek as it winds through the countryside just a mile away. Residents often find their way to Gifford Pinchot State Park, a vast tract of managed woodland that sits adjacent to the edge of the locality, providing a buffer of green that softens the transition from farmland to forest. At the center of this terrain, Pinchot Lake reflects the shifting colors of the sky, its stillness offering a sharp contrast to the distant, churning rush of Conewago Falls.

Maytown carries the weight of a long-settled Pennsylvania history, its identity rooted in the agricultural traditions that once dominated the economy of the region. While the pace of modern life has introduced new patterns of work and residence, the grid of the streets still reflects an era when the local economy relied heavily on the output of the surrounding soil. The atmosphere remains steady and unpretentious, marked by the simple geometry of brick buildings and the way the late afternoon light deepens the shadows against the siding of older homes. Life in Maytown moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, informed by the proximity to the natural landscape and a collective memory of the generations who first cleared these fields to build a life on the plateau.

About This Maytown Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Maytown, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.083556, -76.56644. 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 Maytown includes the ZIP code (17339, 17550), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of York County (York), and school district assignment (Donegal 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.