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New Castle Pennsylvania Map

Explore New Castle, 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 New Castle, Pennsylvania

How to Use This New Castle, Pennsylvania Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for New Castle, 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 Castle.

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 Castle
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Schuylkill County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.995617
Longitude	-80.345807
Population	21,926
Density	1019.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	16101, 16666, 17901, 16102
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Pottsville
School District	New Castle Area School District

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About New Castle, Pennsylvania

New Castle is a locality in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of 21,926. The population density is 1019.1 people per km². New Castle is located at 40.9956°N, 80.3458°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. New Castle is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 16101, 16666, 17901.

New Castle reveals its character through a landscape of weathered plateaus and deep, verdant hollows that define the western edge of the state. It lies 3.2 miles north-northwest of Pottsville, PA (from Pottsville, PA: bearing 345°T), and is situated 7.2 miles north-northwest of Schuylkill Haven. The air here holds a crisp, earthen weight, cooling quickly as shadows lengthen across the suburban streets and the nearby fields. Mill Creek cuts a quiet path through the terrain just a mile from the center, its movement providing a steady, low-frequency pulse to the surrounding woodland. In the distance, the Appalachian Mountains appear as a faint, serrated line against the horizon, marking the limit of the visible world, while the surface of Tar Run Reservoir remains a still, reflective mirror for the shifting clouds. Even at the local West Ward Playground, the light at dusk settles with a golden, heavy quality that softens the edges of the brick buildings and quiet porches.

Industry once defined the rhythm of New Castle, as the smoke of mills and the clamor of foundries forged a reputation for heavy manufacturing that rippled far beyond these borders. The legacy of that era persists in the sturdy architecture of the downtown district and the persistence of its people, who have navigated the transition from the height of the industrial age to a quieter, modern existence. While the clamor has faded, the pride of the workers remains etched into the very layout of the streets, which follow the topography of the land with an unforced, utilitarian logic. Life here moves with a measured pace, favoring the long-standing traditions of the region and a persistent, quiet endurance that distinguishes New Castle from the frantic acceleration of larger, coastal metropolises.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lawrence County Spanish–American War Memorial (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 349° N
Lawrence County Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 350° N
Lawrence County World War I Memorial (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 349° N
Courthouse Plaza Acquisition (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 065° NE
Gaston Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 147° SE
Flaherty Field (Local Recreation) — 1.3 mi, 038° NE
Cunningham Park (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 159° S
State Game Land 336 (State Resource Management Area) — 2.6 mi, 179° S
State Game Land 178 (State Resource Management Area) — 3.8 mi, 017° N
McConnells Mill State Park (State Park) — 6.9 mi, 128° SE
Ellwood City Area Historical Society (Museum) — 10.0 mi, 162° S
North Side School (Historic Ruins) — 10.3 mi, 287° W
Moraine State Park (State Park) — 11.1 mi, 101° E
The Birdbath (Historic Ruins) — 13.2 mi, 286° W
General Thaddeus Kosciuszko & General Casimir Pulaski (Public Artwork) — 14.1 mi, 278° W
Indian Rock (Attraction) — 15.4 mi, 205° SW
Woodworth Ampitheater (Theatre) — 16.1 mi, 268° W
Hubbard Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 16.5 mi, 313° NW
Lou Falcon Field (Stadium) — 16.7 mi, 334° NW
155mm Gun M1 (Attraction) — 16.9 mi, 175° S
Rock Overlook (Viewpoint) — 17.0 mi, 142° SE
SMARTS Art School (Arts Centre) — 17.3 mi, 294° NW
Youngstown Sign (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 294° NW
OH WOW! Childen's Museum (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 295° NW
Ward Beecher Planetarium (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 296° NW
McKelvey Gallery (Arts Centre) — 17.5 mi, 295° NW
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.1 mi, 196° S · 6,562 acres
Allegheny, Pennsylvania Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 31.9 mi, 054° NE · 35k acres

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