Explore Nescopeck, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Nescopeck, 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 Nescopeck.
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 | Nescopeck |
| State | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| County | Luzerne County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 41.052029 |
| Longitude | -76.220767 |
| Population | 1,480 |
| Density | 578.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 18635 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| County Seat | Wilkes-Barre |
| School District | Berwick Area School District |
Nescopeck unfolds where the Susquehanna River carves a deliberate path through the Pennsylvania landscape, its waters reflecting the muted gray of early morning skies. The land surrounding Nescopeck holds the quiet gravity of the interior, defined by the proximity of the distant Appalachian Mountains that silhouette the horizon in hazy, indigo tiers. Just two miles to the east, the deep, cool basin of Sybert Hollow gathers the evening mist, while the nearby Glen Brook Reservoir remains a still, glass-like presence in the local topography. Within the immediate boundaries, Nescopeck Park offers a verdant expanse where the earth feels ancient and unhurried, its soil damp with the persistent moisture of the river valley. The light here at dusk possesses a singular clarity, turning the fields into long stretches of amber before the shadows of the ridges pull the day into a soft, velvet obscurity.
History in Nescopeck remains etched in the quiet endurance of its architecture and the lingering echoes of an economy once fueled by the anthracite industry that shaped the wider region. While the soot-stained intensity of the past has faded into memory, the local character retains a sturdy, pragmatic independence born of generations who worked the earth and the nearby industrial veins. Daily life moves with the measured pace of a place that understands its own geography, far removed from the clamor of the coast or the crush of larger centers. The residents of Nescopeck navigate a rhythm dictated by the changing seasons of the plateau, where the turn of a leaf or the rise of the river level serves as a more reliable clock than any mechanical device. It is a place of enduring substance, where the weight of the hills and the steady motion of the water provide a constant, grounding equilibrium for those who call it home.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Nescopeck, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 41.052029, -76.220767. 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 Nescopeck includes the ZIP code (18635), 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 (Berwick Area School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |