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Slabtown Pennsylvania Map

Explore Slabtown, 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 Slabtown, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Slabtown, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.903066
Longitude	-76.401922
Population	145
Density	117.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	17985, 16201, 15552, 17820
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Chambersburg
School District	Southern Columbia Area School District

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About Slabtown, Pennsylvania

Slabtown is a locality in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 145. The population density is 117.4 people per km². Slabtown is located at 40.9031°N, 76.4019°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 17985, 16201, 15552.

Slabtown occupies a quiet pocket of the landscape where the terrain shifts into the persistent, rhythmic folds of the ridge-and-valley province. It lies 5.1 miles north-northeast of Waynesboro, PA (from Waynesboro, PA: bearing 13°T), and is situated 9.4 miles southeast of Chambersburg. West Branch Antietam Creek carves a narrow, silver signature through the local soil just a mile from the center, feeding the moisture that keeps the surrounding woodland vibrant. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains frame the horizon, offering a jagged, atmospheric boundary to the view. Michaux State Forest provides a dense, green buffer to the immediate south, while the proximity of Mont Alto State Forest ensures that the air remains heavy with the scent of pine and damp earth. Even on the clearest days, the light here seems to catch on the edges of the trees, turning the morning mist into a pale, translucent veil that lingers over the fields of English Valley until the sun gains its full height.

Slabtown maintains a character defined by the legacy of early inland industry and the steady, unadorned work of its residents. While the local economy has transitioned away from the primary extraction methods of the past, the influence of the region's historical labor remains visible in the sturdy, utilitarian architecture of the older streets. Residents often look toward the recreation afforded by the Sandy Ridge Trail, which draws those seeking a quiet passage through the timber, or toward the water of Waynesboro Reservoir for a moment of stillness away from the road. Life in Slabtown follows the slow, deliberate pace of a place that values its distance from the frantic expansion of urban centers. There is a particular honesty in how the afternoon shadows lengthen across the gravel lots and brick facades, signaling the end of a day spent tending to the persistent needs of a small, inland settlement.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Numidia Community Park (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 168° S
State Game Land 058 (State Resource Management Area) — 2.1 mi, 351° N
Weiser State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 4.1 mi, 176° S
Impulse (Attraction) — 5.5 mi, 253° W
Giant Wheel (Attraction) — 5.5 mi, 253° W
Whipper (Attraction) — 5.5 mi, 253° W
Flying Tigers (Attraction) — 5.5 mi, 253° W
XD Theater (Cinema) — 5.6 mi, 253° W
Time Machine Theatre (Theatre) — 5.7 mi, 253° W
Knoebels Carousel Museum (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 253° W
Knoebels History Museum (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 253° W
Pennsylvania Mining Museum (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 253° W
Streater/Ridge/Krause Property Acquisition (Local Recreation) — 6.2 mi, 327° NW
Bloomsburg Town Park Memorial (Monument) — 6.5 mi, 338° N
Diamondtown Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 7.1 mi, 187° S
St. Joseph's Fine Art Studio (Gallery) — 7.4 mi, 183° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 7.4 mi, 194° S
Civil War Memorial (Public Artwork) — 7.5 mi, 337° NW
Gross Auditorium (Theatre) — 7.5 mi, 340° N
Northumberland County Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (Local Recreation) — 7.7 mi, 218° SW
Mothers Memorial (Monument) — 8.9 mi, 158° S
Ashland Historical Society (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 158° S
Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine & Steam Train (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 163° S
Artisan Alley Fine Arts Gallery (Gallery) — 10.9 mi, 226° SW
Sgl 326 (State Recreation Area) — 11.5 mi, 154° SE
Locust Lake State Park (State Park) — 15.1 mi, 123° SE
Catawissa Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 16.4 mi, 088° E
Tuscarora State Park (State Park) — 19.9 mi, 109° E
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 26.6 mi, 172° S · 110k acres

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