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North Wales Pennsylvania Map

Explore North Wales, 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 North Wales, Pennsylvania

How to Use This North Wales, Pennsylvania Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for North Wales, 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 Wales.

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

Latitude	40.21094
Longitude	-75.278232
Population	3,426
Density	2253.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	19454, 19455
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Norristown
School District	North Penn School District

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About North Wales, Pennsylvania

North Wales is a locality in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,426. The population density is 2253.5 people per km². North Wales is located at 40.2109°N, 75.2782°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. North Wales is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 19454, 19455.

North Wales manifests as a deliberate collection of Victorian-era architecture and mid-century residential streets, where the landscape is defined by the subtle, persistent incline of the Pennsylvania piedmont. The quality of light here at dusk possesses a singular clarity, catching the brick facades and turning them a deep, burnished copper before the shadows stretch across the manicured lawns of Walnut Square Park. While the horizon remains dominated by suburban development, the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains occasionally sharpen in the cold air of late autumn, reminding the observer of the ancient, weathered geology that underpins the region. Closer to the ground, the modest flow of Haines Run meanders through the periphery, a quiet artery of water that marks the transition between formal gardens and the wilder, wooded patches that have resisted total cultivation.

North Wales retains the lingering cadence of its origins as a transit hub, where the tracks once dictated the tempo of commerce and the movement of local goods. The economy has shifted from the agrarian and industrial rhythms of the past toward a modern professional landscape, yet the historical weight of the original settlement remains visible in the preserved masonry and the deliberate layout of the central blocks. Residents often seek the solitude of the Green Ribbon Preservation Trail for exercise, or travel toward the stillness of Peace Valley Reservoir to watch the water settle into a mirror beneath the canopy. Even as the pace of life accelerates with the encroachment of modern enterprise, there is a persistent, quiet dignity in the way the local life organizes itself around the changing seasons, favoring the familiarity of long-standing patterns over the transient nature of contemporary sprawl.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Parkside Place Complex (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 285° W
Gwynedd Wildlife Preserve (Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 152° SE
Green Ribbon Preserve (Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 235° SW
Adams Avenue Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 003° N
Upper Gwynedd Township Open Space (Local Recreation) — 1.3 mi, 193° S
Garfield Park (Local Recreation) — 1.7 mi, 277° W
Wissahickon Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 3.8 mi, 137° SE
Evansburg State Park (State Park) — 4.7 mi, 285° W
Ambler Theater (Cinema) — 4.9 mi, 142° SE
The Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 5.9 mi, 148° SE
George Washington Bust (Public Artwork) — 6.1 mi, 147° SE
Rittenhouse Farm (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 232° SW
Fort Washington State Park (State Park) — 6.5 mi, 165° S
LEGOLAND Discovery Center (Theme Park) — 6.5 mi, 181° S
Plymouth Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 6.6 mi, 182° S
Montgomery Theater (Theatre) — 7.3 mi, 341° N
Limekilns (Historic Ruins) — 7.3 mi, 181° S
Officer Brad M. Fox Memorial (Monument) — 7.9 mi, 196° S
Magnolia Slope (Attraction) — 8.9 mi, 160° S
Out on a Limb Tree Canopy Walk (Attraction) — 9.0 mi, 161° S
Orange Balustrade (Attraction) — 9.1 mi, 160° S
Holiday Garden Railway (Attraction) — 9.1 mi, 160° S
The Doctor's Museum (Museum) — 9.4 mi, 106° E
Spring House (Historic Ruins) — 9.5 mi, 266° W
Salford Township Open Space (Nature Reserve) — 10.1 mi, 317° NW
Center for Pennsylvania German Studies (Gallery) — 10.2 mi, 265° W

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