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Shenandoah Heights Pennsylvania Map

Explore Shenandoah Heights, 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 Shenandoah Heights, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Shenandoah Heights, Pennsylvania Map

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

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.

CityShenandoah Heights
StatePennsylvania (PA)
CountySchuylkill County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude40.827588
Longitude-76.206884
Population1,222
Density560.4 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code17976
Area Code215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County SeatPottsville
School DistrictShenandoah Valley School District

About Shenandoah Heights, Pennsylvania

Shenandoah Heights is a locality in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,222. The population density is 560.4 people per km². Shenandoah Heights is located at 40.8276°N, 76.2069°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17976.

Shenandoah Heights occupies a rugged elevation where the earth holds the weight of deep, subterranean legacies and the air carries a crisp, lingering chill. It lies 9.8 miles north of Pottsville, PA (from Pottsville, PA: bearing 357°T), and is situated 9.9 miles north-northeast of Minersville. The landscape surrounding Shenandoah Heights defines itself through sharp ridges and narrow depressions, a topography that seems to fold in upon itself rather than stretch toward the horizon. To the north, the expanse of Ringtown Valley creates a quiet, sprawling contrast to the immediate upward tilt of the terrain, while the nearby Reservoir Number Two sits as a still, dark mirror reflecting the overcast sky. Shenandoah Creek snakes through the lower reaches, a persistent thread of water carving through the stone, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains marks the extreme limit of the view. During the golden hour, the light catches the metallic particles in the soil, casting a bruised, copper glow over the slopes that feels both ancient and entirely indifferent to the passage of human time.

Anthracite memory persists here, etched into the very soil that once fueled the industrial pulse of the region and dictated the rhythms of daily labor for generations. Shenandoah Heights maintains a stoic character, shaped by the migration patterns of those who arrived to work the mines and stayed to plant roots in the rocky earth. Within the immediate vicinity, Girard Park provides a communal space for residents, offering a patch of green that serves as a quiet anchor amidst the remnants of a more frantic, extractive past. Though the economy has shifted away from the heavy industry of the previous century, the physical presence of the land—its steep inclines and hidden hollows—remains the primary architect of the local experience. Seven miles away, the rush of Tomhicken Falls provides the only consistent, untamed noise in an otherwise steady, muted environment where the pace of life follows the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Pennsylvania Anthracite Miners Memorial (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 137° SE
  • Sandy Beach Recreation Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 103° E
  • Anthony P. Domato Mural (Public Artwork) — 0.5 mi, 146° SE
  • Vine Street Playground (Local Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 191° S
  • Little Lithuania, USA (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 148° SE
  • The Dorsey Brothers (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 148° SE
  • Rec. Park-Sandy Beach Swim Ctr (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 072° E
  • Bicentennial Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 135° SE
  • State Game Land 329 (State Resource Management Area) — 2.8 mi, 267° W
  • Mahanoy Area Historical Society (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 107° E
  • Locust Lake State Park (State Park) — 3.9 mi, 140° SE
  • State Game Land 326 (State Resource Management Area) — 4.0 mi, 173° S
  • Sgl 326 (State Recreation Area) — 4.0 mi, 173° S
  • Ashland Historical Society (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 246° SW
  • Catawissa Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 8.0 mi, 054° NE
  • Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine & Steam Train (Museum) — 8.4 mi, 246° SW
  • Tuscarora State Park (State Park) — 8.7 mi, 104° E
  • Majestic Theater (Theatre) — 9.8 mi, 177° S
  • Strawberry Playhouse (Theatre) — 9.8 mi, 115° SE
  • Minersville Area Historical Society (Museum) — 9.9 mi, 197° S
  • Schuylkill County Council for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 10.3 mi, 181° S
  • Anthracite Philharmonic (Arts Centre) — 10.3 mi, 181° S
  • St. Joseph's Fine Art Studio (Gallery) — 10.8 mi, 259° W
  • Shellhamer Ice Dam (Historic Ruins) — 13.3 mi, 104° E
  • Sklooosh (Attraction) — 15.8 mi, 283° W
  • Giant Wheel (Attraction) — 15.8 mi, 283° W
  • Crazy Sub (Attraction) — 15.8 mi, 283° W
  • Rockin Tug (Attraction) — 15.8 mi, 283° W
  • Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 20.5 mi, 182° S · 110k acres

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About This Shenandoah Heights Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Shenandoah Heights, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.827588, -76.206884. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Shenandoah Heights includes the ZIP code (17976), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Schuylkill County (Pottsville), and school district assignment (Shenandoah Valley School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.