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New Philadelphia Pennsylvania Map

Explore New Philadelphia, 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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

How to Use This New Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.719534
Longitude	-76.115771
Population	1,054
Density	270.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	17959
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Pottsville
School District	St. Clair Area School District

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About New Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

New Philadelphia is a locality in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,054. The population density is 270.4 people per km². New Philadelphia is located at 40.7195°N, 76.1158°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. New Philadelphia is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 17959.

New Philadelphia manifests as a quiet intersection of earth and water, where the terrain yields to the steady, unadorned progress of the landscape. It lies 4.8 miles east-northeast of Pottsville, PA (from Pottsville, PA: bearing 61°T), and is situated 9.4 miles southwest of Tamaqua. Silver Creek traces a deliberate path near the settlement, its waters moving with a cool, persistent clarity that mirrors the gray light of a Pennsylvania afternoon. Only a mile away, The Swampy rests in the low ground, a hushed basin of reeds and still reflections that anchors the immediate horizon. The air here carries the scent of damp soil and ancient stone, while the nearby Benjamin and Wiggin Memorial Playground offers a modest clearing where the pace of the day slows to the rhythm of passing clouds. Far to the west, the distant silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains rise like a serrated edge against the sky, providing a grand, immovable boundary to the modest expanse of the local fields.

New Philadelphia bears the marks of a history etched in the persistence of its people, who long ago turned to the bounty of the land to sustain a modest economy. The legacy of the region remains tied to the hard-won harvests and the industrial echoes of the anthracite era, which once defined the character of the neighboring valleys. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the landscape opens toward the broader Lewistown Valley, a vast corridor of agriculture that has shaped the lives of families for generations. Travelers seeking a deeper engagement with the terrain often venture toward the River of Rocks Trail, nine miles away, where the geology of the region reveals itself in weathered, moss-covered stone. Life in New Philadelphia proceeds with a deliberate, singular focus, where the quietude of the surroundings provides a steady backdrop to the daily industry of those who call these acres home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

New Philadelphia Boro Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 0.3 mi, 233° SW
Cumbola Recreation Park (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 245° SW
Kaska Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 010° N
Schoentown Park (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 246° SW
Vietnam Veterans (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 247° SW
Anthracite Region Veterans (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 247° SW
Schuylkill Canal (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 238° SW
Locust Lake State Park (State Park) — 3.6 mi, 355° N
Sgl 222 (State Recreation Area) — 4.0 mi, 100° E
State Game Land 222 (State Resource Management Area) — 4.0 mi, 100° E
Sgl 326 (State Recreation Area) — 4.3 mi, 315° NW
State Game Land 326 (State Resource Management Area) — 4.3 mi, 315° NW
Majestic Theater (Theatre) — 4.8 mi, 242° SW
Strawberry Playhouse (Theatre) — 5.3 mi, 051° NE
Schuylkill County Council for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 5.6 mi, 240° SW
Anthracite Philharmonic (Arts Centre) — 5.6 mi, 240° SW
Tuscarora State Park (State Park) — 5.9 mi, 039° NE
Mahanoy Area Historical Society (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 348° N
Minersville Area Historical Society (Museum) — 8.0 mi, 256° W
Sunset Overlook (Viewpoint) — 8.3 mi, 130° SE
Anthony P. Domato Mural (Public Artwork) — 8.4 mi, 328° NW
Shellhamer Ice Dam (Historic Ruins) — 9.2 mi, 062° NE
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 10.8 mi, 154° SE · 110k acres
Ashland Historical Society (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 291° W
Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine & Steam Train (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 288° W
The Art & Craft Gallery of Hamburg (Gallery) — 13.3 mi, 148° SE
St. Joseph's Fine Art Studio (Gallery) — 16.2 mi, 289° W
Crystal Cave (Attraction) — 19.6 mi, 133° SE
Wishing Well (Attraction) — 20.8 mi, 184° S

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