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Melrose Park Pennsylvania Map

Explore Melrose Park, 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 Melrose Park, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Melrose Park, Pennsylvania Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Melrose Park, 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 Melrose Park.

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	Melrose Park
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Montgomery County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.061778
Longitude	-75.131842
Population	2,266
Density	1540.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	19027
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Norristown
School District	Cheltenham School District

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About Melrose Park, Pennsylvania

Melrose Park is a locality in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,266. The population density is 1540.4 people per km². Melrose Park is located at 40.0618°N, 75.1318°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 19027.

Melrose Park unfolds across a landscape defined by the modest, purposeful curves of the Mill Run, which traces a path through the terrain with a quiet, persistent gravity. It lies 4.1 miles south of Abington, PA (from Abington, PA: bearing 190°T), and is situated 7.7 miles north-northeast of Philadelphia. The earth here holds a heavy, suburban stillness, characterized by the dense brick architecture that anchors the neighborhood to the wider regional history of the Pennsylvania corridor. A mile distant, the waters of the Oak Lane Reservoir catch the flat, silver light of late afternoon, mirroring the gray slate of the sky. Within the immediate boundaries of the locality, the Coventry Avenue Open Space offers a rare patch of unpaved ground, where the soil feels firm underfoot and the shadows lengthen across the grass as the sun descends toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains.

Melrose Park emerged from the expansion of rail lines and the steady growth of the metropolitan periphery, evolving from its earlier configurations into a residential enclave that maintains a measured, daily momentum. The local economy persists as a byproduct of this connectivity, serving as a transit point for those moving between the commercial centers and the surrounding dwellings. The air often carries the faint, metallic scent of iron and damp earth, a lingering reminder of the industrial rhythms that once dictated the pace of life across the broader region. While the proximity to the bustling thoroughfares remains, the character of Melrose Park is found in the repetitive, domestic rituals of its streets, where the passage of time is marked not by grand events, but by the slow change of seasons against the sturdy, enduring masonry of the homes.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Camp William Penn Museum (Museum) — 0.6 mi, 304° NW
Tookany Creek Parkway (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 052° NE
High School Park (Recreation Easement) — 0.7 mi, 024° NE
Sturgis Playground (Local Recreation) — 0.9 mi, 155° SE
Rock Lane Open Space (Local Recreation) — 1.1 mi, 339° N
Edward Hicks Parry Bird Sanctuary (Local Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 359° N
Tacony Creek Park (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 134° SE
Cheltenham Center For The Arts (Arts Centre) — 1.7 mi, 090° E
La Salle University Art Museum (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 213° SW
Spring House Site (Historic Ruins) — 2.1 mi, 256° W
Museum of Nursing History (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 223° SW
Jenkintown Sign (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 353° N
Barn Site (Historic Ruins) — 2.1 mi, 255° W
American War Mother and Her Sons (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 215° SW
Global Heritage Mural (Public Artwork) — 2.3 mi, 168° S
The Museum of the Miraculous Medal Shrine (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 234° SW
Germantown Theatre Center (Theatre) — 2.8 mi, 214° SW
Germantown Historical Society (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 228° SW
Market Square War Memorial (Monument) — 2.9 mi, 228° SW
Yarrnall Auditorium (Theatre) — 2.9 mi, 226° SW
Mt. Airy Art Garage (Arts Centre) — 3.0 mi, 265° W
Mom Rinker's Rock (Viewpoint) — 4.0 mi, 243° SW
Kelpius Cave (Attraction) — 4.5 mi, 235° SW
FLUXSpace (Gallery) — 4.5 mi, 179° S
Fort Washington State Park (State Park) — 5.5 mi, 305° NW
Palmyra Cove Nature Park (State Park) — 6.0 mi, 134° SE
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge At Tinicum (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.0 mi, 210° SW · 2,022 acres

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