Oberlin Pennsylvania Map

About Oberlin, Pennsylvania

Oberlin is a locality in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 670. The population density is 1989.9 people per km². Oberlin is located at 40.2415°N, 76.8147°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17113.

Oberlin maintains a quiet, steady presence upon the earth, defined by the firmament of the inland plains and the subtle shifting of light across the local landscape. It lies 3.1 miles south-southeast of Progress, PA (from Progress, PA: bearing 164°T), and is situated 4.3 miles east-southeast of Harrisburg. Robert W. Horner Memorial Park occupies the immediate ground, providing a patch of green space where the air often carries the scent of damp earth and cooling asphalt. To the west, the horizon holds the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a reminder of the tectonic weight that shaped this entire region. Spring Creek winds its way through the nearby terrain, its waters moving with a deliberate, low-voiced persistence that marks the passage of seasons. The proximity of Lisa Lake, only three miles distant, adds a stillness to the atmosphere, a cool mirror reflecting the gray clouds that often drift over the mid-Atlantic interior.

Oberlin grew from the steady labor of those who recognized the value of the soil and the convenience of the regional geography for trade and domestic industry. The economy here moves at the cadence of the work day, rooted in a history of regional commerce that favors the practical and the enduring. While the distant rush of Conewago Falls remains a feature of the broader wilderness, life here is measured by the smaller, human-scale intersections of backyards and local routes. Those who wish to travel further into the topography often look toward the Darlington Trail, which offers a path through the dense, wooded character of the land. In the evening, the streetlights cast a warm, yellow glow against the brick and siding of local homes, grounding Oberlin in the familiar, rhythmic pulse of a place that knows its own boundaries and keeps them well.

About This Oberlin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oberlin, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.241479, -76.814694. 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 Oberlin includes the ZIP code (17113), 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 (Central Dauphin School District).

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.