Swedesburg Pennsylvania Map

About Swedesburg, Pennsylvania

Swedesburg is a locality in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 806. The population density is 1284.6 people per km². Swedesburg is located at 40.1043°N, 75.3288°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 19405.

Swedesburg rests in a fold of Montgomery County, its landscape a quiet interplay of modest hills and broad, open fields that hint at a past agricultural heart. It lies 1.3 miles south-south-east of Norristown, PA (from Norristown, PA: bearing 154°T), and is situated 8.4 miles north-north-west of Lower Merion. The air here, especially in late afternoon, carries a certain cleanness, a subtle scent of damp earth and the distant hum of unseen machinery. Roads, worn smooth by generations of passage, wind through the terrain, tracing the gentle contours of the land. The houses, a mix of older stone structures and more recent constructions, seem to settle into their surroundings with an unpretentious grace, their windows often catching the soft, diffused light of the Pennsylvania sky. Small woodlands, patches of oak and maple, punctuate the cultivated expanses, offering pockets of shade and a rustle of leaves that speaks of seasons turning. The history of Swedesburg is deeply rooted in the immigrant experience, a legacy carried forward from those who first sought opportunity here. Early industries, whispers of mills and workshops, once defined the local economy, leaving behind a subtle imprint on the very character of the place. Though the specific nature of its commerce has evolved, a resilient spirit endures, a quiet industriousness that still underpins daily life. Swedesburg has seen its share of change, yet it retains a distinct sense of place, a groundedness that feels both familiar and enduring, much like the slow, steady flow of the nearby waterways that have shaped its geography for centuries.

About This Swedesburg Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Swedesburg, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.104276, -75.328794. 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 Swedesburg and Montgomery County.

Detailed location data for Swedesburg includes the ZIP code (19405), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Montgomery County (Norristown), and school district assignment (Upper Merion Area School District). 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 Swedesburg is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.