Middleburg Pennsylvania Map

About Middleburg, Pennsylvania

Middleburg is a locality in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,325. The population density is 579.4 people per km². Middleburg is located at 40.7895°N, 77.0449°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Middleburg is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 18661, 17842.

Middleburg anchors itself amidst a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic flow of the Lehigh River, which carves a path through the earth just beyond the threshold of the local landscape. It lies 8.7 miles southeast of Mountain Top, PA (from Mountain Top, PA: bearing 142°T), and is situated 7.4 miles east-northeast of Freeland. Beyond the immediate basin, the terrain rises into the rugged silhouettes of the Pocono Mountains, which hold the horizon in a hazy, blue-gray grip during the late afternoon. The land here feels ancient and patient, with the nearby Delaware-Lehigh State Experimental Forest providing a dense, verdant backdrop that shifts color with the turning seasons. To the east, the stillness of Bryants Pond offers a quiet contrast to the moving water, while the proximity of Lehigh Gorge State Park ensures that the wilder, rock-strewn character of the woods remains a constant presence for anyone walking the perimeter of the valley.

Middleburg emerged as a focal point for the surrounding agrarian life, growing slowly as a center for the trade and community life that characterizes this interior region. Residents often look toward the nearby Long Hollow for a sense of the deeper topography, where the land dips and holds the morning mist long after the sun has touched the higher ridges. The local economy maintains an understated resilience, echoing the industrious spirit of the broader Pennsylvania landscape without the clamor of larger urban centers. On weekends, the curious might venture toward the Boulder Field Trail to traverse the geological remnants of a different era, or perhaps visit Hawk Falls to listen to the water as it breaks against the stone. Life in Middleburg follows the quiet, deliberate pace of a place that understands its own boundaries, finding its identity in the steady, unpretentious intersection of forest, field, and river.

About This Middleburg Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Middleburg, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.7895, -77.044862. 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 Middleburg includes the ZIP code (18661, 17842), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Luzerne County (Wilkes-Barre), and school district assignment (Midd-West 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.