Sciota Pennsylvania Map

About Sciota, Pennsylvania

Sciota is a locality in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 35.0 people per km². Sciota is located at 40.9295°N, 75.3160°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 18354.

Sciota unfolds across rolling terrain, where the Pocono Mountains begin their gentle descent toward the Delaware River Valley. It lies 17.4 miles north-north-west of Easton, PA (from Easton, PA: bearing 343°T), and is situated 5.0 miles east of Chestnuthill. The landscape is a mosaic of dense woodlands, their leafy canopies blurring into hazy greens and blues under the vast Pennsylvania sky, interspersed with fields of corn and soybeans that shimmer with an almost liquid gold in the late afternoon sun. The air here carries the clean, earthy scent of damp soil and pine, a palpable quietude broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the call of a hawk circling overhead. Small streams, barely more than silver threads, snake through the valleys, their banks often softened by a fringe of ferns and moss-covered stones, hinting at the unseen life that thrives in the shaded hollows. The history of Sciota is intrinsically linked to the agricultural bounty of this fertile land, originally settled by farming families who worked the rich soil. This legacy of cultivation continues to define the local economy, with farms still dotting the landscape, their barns standing as weathered sentinels against the changing seasons. The pace of life in Sciota is measured, a reflection of the natural rhythms of the land and the enduring spirit of its people, who maintain a quiet pride in their heritage. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring charm of Sciota lies in its straightforward beauty and the sense of grounded continuity that pervades its open spaces and the welcoming, unpretentious homes scattered across its rolling hills.

About This Sciota Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sciota, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.929538, -75.316016. 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 Sciota and Monroe County.

Detailed location data for Sciota includes the ZIP code (18354), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Monroe County (Stroudsburg), 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 Sciota is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.