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Prompton Pennsylvania Map

Explore Prompton, 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 Prompton, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Prompton, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	41.593655
Longitude	-75.324586
Population	237
Density	59.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	18456
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Honesdale
School District	Wayne Highlands School District

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About Prompton, Pennsylvania

Prompton is a locality in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 237. The population density is 59.7 people per km². Prompton is located at 41.5937°N, 75.3246°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Prompton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 18456.

Prompton unfolds across a landscape defined by the steady, persistent movement of the West Branch Lackawaxen River, which carves a deliberate path through the verdant, inland terrain. It lies 19.5 miles northeast of Dunmore, PA (from Dunmore, PA: bearing 55°T), and is situated 9.2 miles east of Carbondale. The earth here rises and falls in long, rhythmic swells of soil and dense thicket, creating a topographic signature that feels both ancient and settled. Prompton Park serves as the primary gateway to these woods, offering a quiet expanse where the light of late afternoon catches the tall grasses, turning the meadows into a pale, flickering gold. In the distance, the faint, blue-hued silhouettes of the Pocono Mountains provide a permanent horizon, grounding the immediate sprawl of forest and field in a wider, more rugged context. During the cooler months, the air takes on a crisp, metallic edge, sharpening the silhouette of the trees against a sky that often turns the color of weathered slate.

Prompton retains the quiet gravity of a place that has long understood the value of its own interior geography. While the economy once leaned heavily into the rhythms of rural industry, the modern character of Prompton is defined by a slow, deliberate engagement with its natural surroundings, particularly the waters of Prompton Lake. Residents observe the seasons with a pragmatism born of the region's history, where the local pace is dictated more by the cycles of the forest than by the frenetic pulse of distant urban centers. A journey of seven miles leads to the persistent, rhythmic tumble of Wangum Falls, a feature that serves as a reminder of the power latent in the local watershed. Even as the decades have shifted the focus of regional life, Prompton remains a place where the silence of the woods is a tangible presence, and the architecture of daily life remains modest, functional, and deeply tied to the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Prompton Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 0.0 mi, 250° W
Prompton Lake (Recreation Area) — 0.0 mi, 250° W
Prompton State Park (State Park) — 0.2 mi, 293° NW
Prompton Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 182° S
Reining's Pond (State Resource Management Area) — 2.2 mi, 181° S
Old stone bridge (Historic Ruins) — 2.5 mi, 267° W
Gibbons Memorial Park (Local Park) — 3.6 mi, 104° E
Bob Wilson Field (Local Recreation) — 4.4 mi, 255° W
State Game Land 159 (State Resource Management Area) — 4.7 mi, 015° N
Rail Trail of Northeastern Pa. (Local Recreation) — 7.3 mi, 286° W
Varden Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 205° SW
Unknown Structure (Historic Ruins) — 7.6 mi, 248° W
Dorflinger Glass Museum (Museum) — 8.0 mi, 122° SE
Scenic Overlook (Carbondale) (Viewpoint) — 9.2 mi, 252° W
White Pines and Blueberries (Attraction) — 11.8 mi, 148° SE
Swimming Rock (Attraction) — 12.0 mi, 150° SE
World War One Memorial (Monument) — 12.4 mi, 248° W
Birthplace of First Aid (Monument) — 12.5 mi, 249° W
Borough Establishment (Monument) — 12.5 mi, 249° W
Grassy Track Continues (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 102° E
Woodloch Pines Resort (Attraction) — 13.2 mi, 113° SE
Archbald Pothole State Park (State Park) — 13.5 mi, 245° SW
Dvaa (Gallery) — 13.7 mi, 086° E
Tusten Theatre (Theatre) — 13.7 mi, 086° E
Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain (Nature Reserve) — 15.5 mi, 226° SW
Nittany Lion Shrine (Public Artwork) — 18.6 mi, 235° SW
Rabbit Hollow Wildlife Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 19.7 mi, 256° W
Houdini Museum (Museum) — 20.8 mi, 238° SW
Everhart Museum (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 231° SW
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 32.3 mi, 140° SE · 58k acres

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