Explore Oakmont, 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 Oakmont, 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 Oakmont.
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 | Oakmont |
| State | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| County | Dauphin County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 40.519756 |
| Longitude | -79.836672 |
| Population | 6,758 |
| Density | 1647.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 17036, 19083, 15139 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| County Seat | Harrisburg |
| School District | Riverview School District |
Oakmont occupies a quiet expanse of land where the earth rises in subtle, deliberate folds, defined by the persistent influence of the inland terrain. It lies 2.1 miles southwest of Swatara, PA (from Swatara, PA: bearing 215°T), and is situated 6.7 miles southeast of Lower Paxton. The landscape feels grounded and permanent, marked by the presence of Bullfrog Valley Park, which provides a natural anchor for the immediate surroundings. To the west, the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains frame the horizon, while Swatara Creek flows only a mile away, carving a steady path through the soil. The quality of light here during the late afternoon possesses a peculiar, amber weight, settling over the limestone and clay with a clarity that renders the transition from day to evening both slow and profound.
Oakmont carries the quiet resonance of a place shaped by generations of labor, maintaining an economy that reflects the steady, internal rhythm of the region. While the legacy of industry once defined the broader area, the current character of the locality is defined by a modest, enduring persistence in its daily commerce and residential life. Residents often look toward the nearby Middletown Reservoir for a sense of stillness, or perhaps venture toward the distant roar of Conewago Falls when the water levels swell. Life in Oakmont moves with a measured pace, favoring a deliberate continuity over the clamor of rapid change, where the architecture and the habits of the people seem to acknowledge the long, deep history of the inland plateau that supports them.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oakmont, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.519756, -79.836672. 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 Oakmont includes the ZIP code (17036, 19083, 15139), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Dauphin County (Harrisburg), and school district assignment (Riverview 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. |