Peckville Pennsylvania Map

About Peckville, Pennsylvania

Peckville is a locality in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 5,200. The population density is 480.0 people per km². Peckville is located at 41.4765°N, 75.5732°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 18452.

Peckville spills down the gentle slopes that cradle the Lackawanna River, a place where the air often carries the damp, mineral scent of the earth. It lies 6.6 miles north-east of Scranton, PA (from Scranton, PA: bearing 45°T), and is situated 5.0 miles north-east of Dunmore. The terrain here is a study in muted greens and grays, the hillsides a patchwork of mature oaks and pines, their branches reaching towards a sky that can shift from a bright, indifferent blue to the bruised purples of an approaching storm with startling speed. The houses, many of them sturdy, two-story affairs with a certain stoic dignity, seem to press close together along the main thoroughfares, as if for mutual comfort against the vastness of the surrounding woodlands. Even in the midday sun, a certain quietude pervades, a feeling of a place that has seen its share of seasons and settled into a comfortable, if sometimes weary, rhythm. The soul of Peckville is inextricably bound to the coal that once pulsed through its veins. This land, carved by glaciers and then by the relentless pickaxe, remembers a time of booming industry, of men whose faces were perpetually smudged with the earth’s dark bounty. While the mines have long since fallen silent, their ghosts linger in the weathered brickwork of old buildings and the stories passed down through generations. The local economy, now more diversified, still feels the undertow of that past, a quiet pride in resilience rather than overt ambition. The river, a constant, murmuring presence, offers a different kind of solace, its surface sometimes reflecting the bruised twilight sky with a startling, melancholic beauty, a reminder of the enduring, unyielding nature of this corner of Pennsylvania.

About This Peckville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Peckville, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 41.47647, -75.573242. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Peckville and Lackawanna County.

Detailed location data for Peckville includes the ZIP code (18434), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Lackawanna County (Scranton), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Peckville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.