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Orwigsburg Pennsylvania Map

Explore Orwigsburg, 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 Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.654813
Longitude	-76.100771
Population	3,000
Density	533.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	17961
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Pottsville
School District	Blue Mountain School District

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About Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania

Orwigsburg is a locality in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,000. The population density is 533.8 people per km². Orwigsburg is located at 40.6548°N, 76.1008°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Orwigsburg is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 17961.

Orwigsburg anchors itself firmly within the verdant, shifting shadows of the Pennsylvania interior, where the land rises and falls in long, rhythmic swells toward the distant Appalachian Mountains. It lies 5.4 miles east-southeast of Pottsville, PA (from Pottsville, PA: bearing 113°T), and is situated 4.0 miles east-northeast of Schuylkill Haven. Mahannon Creek traces a quiet, persistent line through the periphery, its waters carving a path that has defined the movement of the local terrain for generations. At the center of the daily landscape, Bicentennial Park offers a flat, open space where the air often carries a crisp, mineral sharpness, especially during those long, amber-hued afternoons when the light seems to catch on the slate-gray stone of the older foundations. The Orwigsburg Reservoir remains a silent, reflective presence just two miles to the north, holding the sky in its still surface while the surrounding woodland keeps a watchful, vegetative guard over the basin.

Orwigsburg carries the weight of a settlement forged by early commerce and the steady, insistent labor of the nineteenth century, when the promise of the interior drew those seeking to cultivate the soil and build lives against the grain of the wilderness. The economy has transitioned from its foundational agricultural roots into a mosaic of modern enterprise, yet the shadow of the past remains visible in the sturdy, deliberate architecture of the courthouse square. Residents often look toward the nearby Red Valley, where the geological history of the region feels particularly dense, or travel to the River of Rocks Trail to witness the stark, chaotic beauty of ancient stone fields. Life in Orwigsburg moves with a measured, quiet intensity, a reflection of a place that values the slow accumulation of time over the fleeting pulse of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fisher's Dam Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 129° SE
Albright'S Woods Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 071° E
Landingville Community Playground (Local Recreation) — 2.2 mi, 212° SW
Sgl 286 (State Recreation Area) — 2.6 mi, 221° SW
State Game Land 286 (State Resource Management Area) — 2.6 mi, 221° SW
Auburn Desilting Basin monument (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 199° S
Sgl 222 (State Recreation Area) — 3.8 mi, 060° NE
State Game Land 222 (State Resource Management Area) — 3.8 mi, 060° NE
Walk-in Art Center (Arts Centre) — 4.2 mi, 242° SW
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 106° E
Firth Dock (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 304° NW
Schuylkill Canal (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 309° NW
Majestic Theater (Theatre) — 5.5 mi, 294° NW
Sunset Overlook (Viewpoint) — 5.6 mi, 100° E
Owl Totem Pole (Public Artwork) — 5.8 mi, 099° E
Schuylkill County Council for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 5.9 mi, 286° W
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 6.5 mi, 143° SE · 110k acres
Locust Lake State Park (State Park) — 8.1 mi, 355° N
Strawberry Playhouse (Theatre) — 8.5 mi, 023° NE
Minersville Area Historical Society (Museum) — 8.8 mi, 286° W
The Art & Craft Gallery of Hamburg (Gallery) — 9.2 mi, 138° SE
Tuscarora State Park (State Park) — 9.6 mi, 018° N
Mahanoy Area Historical Society (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 349° N
Shellhamer Ice Dam (Historic Ruins) — 11.5 mi, 040° NE
Ashland Historical Society (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 306° NW
Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine & Steam Train (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 303° NW
Crystal Cave (Attraction) — 16.2 mi, 123° SE
Wishing Well (Attraction) — 16.4 mi, 188° S
Kanati Elite Taxidermy (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 17.5 mi, 218° SW

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