Old Forge Pennsylvania Map

About Old Forge, Pennsylvania

Old Forge is a locality in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 8,497. The population density is 957.3 people per km². Old Forge is located at 41.3704°N, 75.7409°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Old Forge is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 17268, 18518.

Old Forge emerges from the dense, verdant expanse of Michaux State Forest, a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of the wilderness and the rugged topography of the inland terrain. It lies 5.6 miles east-northeast of Waynesboro, PA (from Waynesboro, PA: bearing 62°T), and is situated 6.2 miles west-northwest of Carroll Valley. The Trucker Run carves a narrow, rhythmic path through the earth here, its waters contributing to the cool, damp air that drifts from the nearby Mont Alto State Forest. To the east, the silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains creates a jagged, violet boundary against the twilight, while the Waynesboro Reservoir holds a mirror to the shifting clouds above the canopy. Hikers frequent the Warrior Trail, where the ground is carpeted in the seasonal debris of oak and pine, offering a solitary connection to the deep, silent geography of Antietam Cove just a short distance away.

Industry and settlement have long negotiated their place within the quiet gravity of the woodland, with Old Forge bearing the quiet marks of a legacy built upon the extraction and use of the land’s raw materials. Economic life here remains tied to the deliberate pace of the interior, moving away from the clamor of larger industrial hubs to favor a more localized, steady existence. The architecture of the region reflects a sensible, utilitarian history, where the structures are as grounded and unpretentious as the soil they occupy. Even now, the rhythm of daily life is dictated by the turning of the seasons and the specific, muted light that filters through the trees, providing a sense of continuity that persists long after the work of the day has ceased.

About This Old Forge Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Old Forge, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 41.370426, -75.7409. 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 Old Forge includes the ZIP code (17268, 18518), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Franklin County (Chambersburg), and school district assignment (Old Forge 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.