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Penbrook Pennsylvania Map

Explore Penbrook, 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 Penbrook, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Penbrook, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.275367
Longitude	-76.848028
Population	3,274
Density	2828.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	17103
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Harrisburg
School District	Central Dauphin School District

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About Penbrook, Pennsylvania

Penbrook is a locality in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,274. The population density is 2828.0 people per km². Penbrook is located at 40.2754°N, 76.8480°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Penbrook is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 17103.

Penbrook occupies a modest, firm grip on the landscape, where the land rises in quiet, deliberate swells that define the interior of the state. It lies 1.1 miles southwest of Progress, PA (from Progress, PA: bearing 233°T), and is situated 1.9 miles east of Harrisburg. The air here holds a crispness that carries the scent of damp earth and cooling pavement, especially as the sun slips behind the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains. A narrow, persistent flow known as Slotznick Run marks the terrain just a mile away, its path carving a subtle depression through the neighborhood soil. Residents often seek the open expanse of Penbrook Community Park, where the grass grows thick and the shadows stretch long across the ballfields in the late afternoon. Beyond the immediate streets, the horizon remains dominated by the reach of the Allegheny plateau, a reminder of the vast, rugged interior that separates Penbrook from any distant coastline.

History in Penbrook lingers in the sturdy brick facades and the grid of residential streets that speak to a time of industrious migration and steady, blue-collar growth. The economy has shifted over the decades from the heavy labor that defined the broader region to a quieter, more service-oriented pace, yet the work ethic remains as fixed as the bedrock beneath the foundations. While the bustle of larger regional hubs occasionally encroaches, the daily life here is measured by the local commute and the simple maintenance of homes. Those looking for a reprieve from the concrete often travel the few miles to walk the Darlington Trail or gaze at the still, reflective surface of Italian Lake. It is a place that does not demand attention, preferring instead to exist in the steady, rhythmic persistence of its own quiet industry and the unwavering cycle of its seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cameron Parkway Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 129° SE
Reservoir Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 223° SW
Capital Area Greenbelt (Local Recreation) — 1.1 mi, 346° N
14th & Shoop Streets Playground (Local Recreation) — 1.3 mi, 243° SW
City Fountain monument (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 233° SW
Gamut Theatre Group (Theatre) — 1.9 mi, 243° SW
The Gallery at Walnut Place (Public Artwork) — 1.9 mi, 244° SW
A Gathering at the Crossroads (Monument) — 1.9 mi, 244° SW
Open Stage of Harrisburg (Theatre) — 2.0 mi, 242° SW
Mexican War Monument (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 244° SW
Select Medical Digital Cinema (Cinema) — 2.0 mi, 240° SW
Vivi on Verbeke (Gallery) — 2.2 mi, 259° W
West Shore Theater (Cinema) — 3.5 mi, 195° S
Color Me Mine (Arts Centre) — 5.6 mi, 231° SW
Statue of Liberty Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 7.2 mi, 320° NW
Candymonium (Attraction) — 10.0 mi, 086° E
Carrousel (Attraction) — 10.0 mi, 085° E
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 10.1 mi, 341° N · 110k acres
Reese's Cupfusion (Attraction) — 10.2 mi, 085° E
Monorail (Attraction) — 10.2 mi, 085° E
Ibberson Conservation Area State Park (State Park) — 10.5 mi, 356° N
The Oakes Museum of Natural History (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 222° SW
Miller Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 11.2 mi, 223° SW
Adventure Sports in Hershey (Theme Park) — 12.2 mi, 103° E
Gifford Pinchot State Park (State Park) — 12.2 mi, 186° S

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