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Mount Joy Pennsylvania Map

Explore Mount Joy, 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 Mount Joy, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Mount Joy, Pennsylvania Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Mount Joy, 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 Mount Joy.

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	Mount Joy
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Westmoreland County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.110613
Longitude	-76.50572
Population	8,325
Density	1333.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	16830, 15666, 17552
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Greensburg
School District	Donegal School District

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About Mount Joy, Pennsylvania

Mount Joy is a locality in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 8,325. The population density is 1333.2 people per km². Mount Joy is located at 40.1106°N, 76.5057°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Mount Joy is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 16830, 15666, 17552.

Mount Joy emerges from the landscape as a collection of brick and frame structures gathered upon the verdant, inland swells of the Pennsylvania interior. It lies 11.0 miles south of Greensburg, PA (from Greensburg, PA: bearing 170°T), and is situated 9.9 miles north-northeast of Connellsville. Jacobs Creek carves a narrow, persistent path through the terrain, its waters flowing with a quiet urgency that anchors the physical character of the land. Beyond the immediate periphery, the silhouettes of the Allegheny Mountains occasionally assert themselves against the distant horizon, while the quiet basin of Simpson Hollow draws the eye toward deeper, shadowed contours. Residents often find a respite from the day in the immediate reach of Westmoreland Open Space, where the land is left to its own slow, seasonal cycles of growth and decay. Light at dusk here possesses a peculiar, amber quality, catching the dust motes above the fields and turning the local atmosphere into something dense and golden, as if the very air were holding the heat of the afternoon in a long, suspended sigh.

Mount Joy carries the weight of a long-settled history, where the legacies of early industry and agricultural labor have gradually transitioned into the quiet, steady commerce of the present day. The nearby Upper Bridgeport Reservoir serves as a silent, artificial mirror to the sky, a remnant of the practical engineering that once fueled the regional economy. Life in Mount Joy maintains a deliberate pace, far removed from the frantic pulse of larger industrial hubs, yet it remains tethered to the industrious spirit that defines this portion of the state. Those who walk the streets might notice the texture of the masonry, a material history that speaks to a time when craftsmanship was measured by the permanence of a foundation. Even in the stillness of a mid-morning, the influence of the regional plateau remains palpable, a reminder that the people here live in a place defined by the slow, grinding patience of the earth itself rather than the fleeting trends of the outside world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mount Joy Historical Society (Museum) — 0.2 mi, 316° NW
Cove Outlook Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 010° N
Ship Mountjoy Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 0.4 mi, 104° E
Little Chickies Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 068° E
Grandview Elementary School Acquisition (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 298° NW
R & J Memorial Baseball Field (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 221° SW
Old Trolley Line (Historic Ruins) — 3.9 mi, 204° SW
Chickies Rock Overlook (Viewpoint) — 4.2 mi, 194° S
Marietta Restoration Associates (Museum) — 4.4 mi, 214° SW
Susquehanna Stage (Theatre) — 4.6 mi, 215° SW
Kevin Scott Boyd Stadium (Stadium) — 5.0 mi, 302° NW
Through the fire Studios (Gallery) — 5.3 mi, 177° S
House of Oddities (Museum) — 6.0 mi, 298° NW
Hellam Hills Nature Preserve (Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 226° SW
Hellam Hills Conservation Area (Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 226° SW
Susquehanna Riverlands State Park (State Park) — 7.1 mi, 234° SW
State Game Land 145 (State Resource Management Area) — 7.2 mi, 355° N
Abandoned Mount Gretna Prison Foundations (Historic Ruins) — 7.8 mi, 356° N
Samuel S. Lewis State Park (State Park) — 8.0 mi, 195° S
The "Governor's Troop" (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 008° N
Bounce Kraze (Attraction) — 9.7 mi, 104° E
16th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry at Camp Hastings. (Monument) — 9.7 mi, 009° N
Mount Gretna Tabernacle (Theatre) — 9.8 mi, 012° N
Adventure Sports in Hershey (Theme Park) — 10.6 mi, 325° NW
Phillips Museum of Art (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 114° SE
Wall of Rememberance (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 073° E
Mulberry Art Studios (Arts Centre) — 11.5 mi, 116° SE
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 24.8 mi, 355° N · 110k acres

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