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New Freedom Pennsylvania Map

Explore New Freedom, 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 Freedom, Pennsylvania

How to Use This New Freedom, Pennsylvania Map

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

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.

CityNew Freedom
StatePennsylvania (PA)
CountyYork County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude39.737881
Longitude-76.701361
Population4,877
Density904.9 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code17349
Area Code215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County SeatYork
School DistrictSouthern York County School District

About New Freedom, Pennsylvania

New Freedom is a locality in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,877. The population density is 904.9 people per km². New Freedom is located at 39.7379°N, 76.7014°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. New Freedom is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 17349.

New Freedom occupies a space where the earth rises into steady, pastoral swells that define the southern reaches of the region. It lies 15.6 miles east-southeast of Hanover, PA (from Hanover, PA: bearing 106°T), and is situated 2.4 miles south-southwest of Shrewsbury. Old Mill Creek courses through the landscape, carving a path that has guided the local topography long before the first structures appeared upon the soil. To the west, the distant silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains marks the horizon, serving as a quiet anchor for the visual expanse. Residents often look toward the nearby Glen Rock Valley, where the land dips into a basin that contrasts with the higher ground found closer to home. Marge Goodfellow Park provides an immediate connection to the outdoors, offering a patch of green that remains central to the daily experience of New Freedom.

New Freedom emerged from the intersection of agricultural necessity and the arrival of the rail line, which fundamentally altered how goods moved through the terrain. The local economy evolved from early milling operations along the waterways into a diverse collection of small-scale manufacturing and service-oriented trades. While the influence of the Pennsylvania Dutch heritage remains visible in the architecture and work ethic, the current industrial focus leans toward modern logistics and specialized production. The rhythm of the work day often mimics the steady, purposeful pace established by those who first cleared the woodland to make way for commerce. Today, the economic landscape of New Freedom reflects a transition toward professional services, maintaining a balance between historical industrial roots and contemporary commercial demand.

Cultural life in New Freedom centers on a shared appreciation for the changing seasons, which paint the local foliage in distinct shifts of amber and deep green. The presence of Marge Goodfellow Park encourages a focus on communal gatherings, where the air at dusk carries the scent of damp earth and cooling pavement. While the area does not claim global icons, it maintains a quiet dignity characterized by its preservation of local landmarks and the preservation of its modest, brick-lined aesthetic. Nearby, the waters of Prettyboy Reservoir offer a static, reflective presence that draws those who prefer the stillness of the inland landscape. Life in New Freedom moves with a deliberate clarity, favoring the slow accumulation of neighborhood traditions over the frantic pace found in larger, more distant metropolitan centers.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Marge Goodfellow Park / Wethersfield (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 066° NE
  • Southern York Regional Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 060° NE
  • Torrey C Brown Rail Trail (State Park) — 1.2 mi, 171° S
  • Strawberry Fields Park and Nature Trail (Local Recreation) — 1.5 mi, 067° NE
  • Mason-Dixon Line (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 116° SE
  • Bridge 40.39 (Monument) — 3.0 mi, 337° NW
  • North Central Rail Trail (State Resource Management Area) — 3.9 mi, 157° SE
  • Mill Dam (Historic Ruins) — 5.1 mi, 236° SW
  • Hemlock Gorge (Viewpoint) — 5.2 mi, 227° SW
  • Hex Murder House (Attraction) — 5.3 mi, 031° NE
  • Hopewell Area Recreation Complex (Local Recreation) — 5.4 mi, 056° NE
  • Stewartstown R.R. (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 079° E
  • Gunpowder Falls Sp (State Park) — 7.5 mi, 178° S
  • A Village Of Garden Gnomes (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 156° SE
  • Charlotte's Quest Nature Center (Nature Reserve) — 10.8 mi, 243° SW
  • Hampstead Train Station (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 221° SW
  • Old Trolley Station (Historic Ruins) — 13.1 mi, 325° NW
  • South York Cinemas 4 (Cinema) — 13.5 mi, 004° N
  • The Shibuya Soul Steppers (Public Artwork) — 15.5 mi, 356° N
  • Creative York (Arts Centre) — 15.6 mi, 354° N
  • Hanover Theater (Theatre) — 15.6 mi, 286° W
  • Marketview Arts (Gallery) — 15.7 mi, 355° N
  • Eichelberger Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 15.9 mi, 287° W
  • Deer Creek Rapids @ Rocks (Class III) (Attraction) — 17.0 mi, 114° SE
  • Stoneywood Nature Center (Nature Reserve) — 17.1 mi, 116° SE
  • Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 33.3 mi, 323° NW · 110k acres
  • Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.5 mi, 109° E · 96k acres

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About This New Freedom Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of New Freedom, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 39.737881, -76.701361. 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 Freedom includes the ZIP code (17349), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of York County (York), and school district assignment (Southern York County 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.