Explore New Britain, 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 New Britain, 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 New Britain.
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 | New Britain |
| State | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| County | Bucks County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 40.298995 |
| Longitude | -75.181006 |
| Population | 2,836 |
| Density | 907.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 18901 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| County Seat | Doylestown |
| School District | Central Bucks School District |
New Britain occupies a landscape defined by the persistent, quiet movement of Cooks Run as it winds through the countryside. It lies 4.2 miles northwest of Warrington, PA (from Warrington, PA: bearing 324°T), and is situated 7.7 miles northwest of Warminster. The terrain surrounding New Britain consists of modest, weathered elevations that catch the slanted light of late afternoon, turning the fields a deep, burnished gold. Peace Valley Reservoir sits only a mile away, offering a still, reflective surface that anchors the local horizon. The Wilma Quinlan Nature Preserve provides a quiet corridor of native growth where the air retains a cool, damp scent of turned earth and leaf litter. Even from this distance, the far-off Appalachian Mountains suggest a rugged boundary to the west, barely visible as a faint, gray ripple against the sky.
New Britain grew from the steady, methodical labor of early settlers who recognized the value of the fertile soil and the reliable flow of water. Agriculture once served as the primary pulse of the local economy, though the town has since transitioned into a center for small-scale commerce and residential life. The legacy of these early trades remains visible in the architecture of older structures that stand with a sturdy, unadorned grace. Modern industry here favors light development, maintaining the quietude of a place that values its own independence. Residents continue to navigate the balance between honoring the slow, deliberate pace of the past and participating in the regional economy of the wider corridor.
Cultural character in New Britain is expressed through a shared commitment to the preservation of open space and the quiet dignity of local gatherings. The Wilma Quinlan Nature Preserve serves as a living landmark, inviting a contemplative pace that defines the temperament of those who live here. Seasonal events often center on the rhythms of the land, bringing neighbors together in ways that feel both unforced and sincere. While the area maintains a modest profile, it remains connected to the broader history of the region where the influence of early craftsmanship persists in the public consciousness. New Britain carries the weight of its own quiet identity, favoring the stillness of a woodland walk over the clamor of more crowded centers.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of New Britain, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.298995, -75.181006. 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 New Britain includes the ZIP code (18901), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Bucks County (Doylestown), and school district assignment (Central Bucks 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. |