Explore North East, 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 North East, 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 North East.
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 | North East |
| State | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| County | Erie County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 42.215613 |
| Longitude | -79.834216 |
| Population | 4,106 |
| Density | 1216.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 16428 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| County Seat | Erie |
| School District | North East School District |
North East occupies a landscape defined by the disciplined geometry of orchards and the steady, cold breath of Lake Erie just a mile to the north. It lies 7.0 miles east-northeast of Harborcreek, PA (from Harborcreek, PA: bearing 61°T), and is situated 9.4 miles east-northeast of Northwest Harborcreek. The terrain here rises in modest, purposeful swells, far removed from the jagged upheaval of the Appalachian Mountains, which remain a distant suggestion on the horizon some 169 miles away. Within the village limits, the quiet presence of Gibson Park serves as a focal point where the local rhythm finds its anchor, while the surrounding topography is marked by the deeper, more dramatic incisions of Gage Gulf. The air here holds a distinct, heavy clarity, especially as the sun dips low, casting long, lean shadows across the fields that seem to hold the heat of the day in the very soil.
North East maintains an identity deeply rooted in the cultivation of the vine, an industry that has dictated the pace of life and the shape of the land for generations. The legacy of these agricultural pursuits persists in the rows of grapes that stretch toward the horizon, sustained by the moisture and temperate influence of Lake Erie. Sixteenmile Creek carves a persistent path through the local geography, a constant, moving thread that underscores the necessity of water in this inland region. While the distant State Reforestation Area Chautauqua Number 11 offers a deeper wilderness, the daily life of North East remains tethered to its historic squares and the methodical, seasonal labor of the harvest, embodying a quiet endurance that values the integrity of the crop and the persistence of the work.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of North East, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 42.215613, -79.834216. 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 North East includes the ZIP code (16428), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Erie County (Erie), and school district assignment (North East 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. |