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Oakland Pennsylvania Map

Explore Oakland, 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 Oakland, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Oakland, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.305562
Longitude	-78.881733
Population	1,481
Density	406.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	18847, 15260, 16137, 15904
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	West Chester
School District	Greater Johnstown School District

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About Oakland, Pennsylvania

Oakland is a locality in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,481. The population density is 406.4 people per km². Oakland is located at 40.3056°N, 78.8817°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 18847, 15260, 16137.

Oakland occupies a modest footprint where the terrain yields to the deliberate, quiet passage of Valley Creek. It lies 2.3 miles south-southeast of Uwchlan, PA (from Uwchlan, PA: bearing 161°T), and is situated 5.1 miles northwest of West Goshen. The landscape here is defined by a dense, deciduous woodland that softens the edges of the horizon, creating a sense of enclosure that keeps the light muted and cool even at high noon. Five miles away, the surface of Marsh Creek Reservoir acts as a silvered mirror for the passing clouds, while the land itself rises and dips with the subtle, muscular geometry of the interior plateau. The air in Oakland often carries the crisp scent of damp earth and decaying leaves, a reminder that the distant Appalachian Mountains exert a cooling influence on the climate, drawing the evening shadows long across the fields before the sun has fully retreated.

Oakland traces its character to the quiet industry of the interior, where the rhythm of the work day is calibrated by the shifting seasons rather than the frantic pulse of the eastern hubs. The Chester Valley Trail functions as the primary artery of movement, a ribbon of path that reclaims the industrial traces of the past and invites a slower, more deliberate engagement with the land. Three miles to the north, the elevation shifts toward Hester Valley, shaping a regional economy that has moved away from the heavy manufacturing of the northern counties toward a more localized, service-oriented stability. Life in Oakland feels anchored by this transition, a place where the brickwork of older buildings maintains a stubborn, weathered dignity, and the residents navigate their days with a steady, unadorned focus that resists the erosion of modern pace.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Highland Regional Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 079° E
Jacoby Street Playground (Local Recreation) — 0.9 mi, 295° NW
Coldren Street Playground (Local Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 203° SW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 238° SW
Chapin Arch (Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 287° W
Roxbury Bandshell (Theatre) — 2.3 mi, 252° W
World War II Memorial (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 305° NW
Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 2.5 mi, 299° NW
Morley’s Dog (Public Artwork) — 2.5 mi, 305° NW
John P. Murtha Statue (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 300° NW
Rolling Mills Mine Disaster (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 303° NW
Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 2.8 mi, 299° NW
Bottle Works (Arts Centre) — 3.3 mi, 316° NW
Wagner-Ritter House (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 314° NW
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 135° SE
Gallitzin State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 5.2 mi, 344° N
Laurel Ridge State Park (State Park) — 5.3 mi, 317° NW
State Game Land 042 (State Resource Management Area) — 5.3 mi, 273° W
Coal Miner's Museum and Memorial (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 071° E
Disaster’s Edge Environmental Education Center (Nature Reserve) — 6.7 mi, 071° E
Clear Shade Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 10.3 mi, 144° SE
Blue Knob State Park (State Park) — 13.4 mi, 099° E
Cambria County Historical Society (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 033° NE
Flight 93 National Memorial Entrance (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 181° S
Nathan's Divided Nature Education Center (Nature Reserve) — 16.1 mi, 032° NE
Cresson Railroad Observation Platform (Attraction) — 18.9 mi, 054° NE
Fort Dewart (Historic Castle / Fort) — 18.9 mi, 161° S
Jack Be Nimble (Attraction) — 20.8 mi, 262° W

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