Union Deposit Pennsylvania Map

About Union Deposit, Pennsylvania

Union Deposit is a locality in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 418. The population density is 568.3 people per km². Union Deposit is located at 40.2904°N, 76.6819°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17033.

Union Deposit occupies a quiet stretch of land where the limestone-filtered waters of Swatara Creek carve a slow, deliberate path through the Pennsylvania landscape. It lies 1.2 miles northwest of Swatara, PA (from Swatara, PA: bearing 319°T), and is situated 5.9 miles east-southeast of Lower Paxton. The topography here favors a subtle geometry of fields and low-slung ridges, with the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains providing a permanent northern boundary to the horizon. Within the immediate vicinity, Swatara Park offers a reprieve of green space, its terrain holding the damp, cool fragrance of earth and decaying leaves that defines the transition between the valley floor and the surrounding woodlands. The light at dusk here possesses a particular clarity, catching the pale, weathered stone of older foundations and turning the humid air into a translucent, amber-toned veil that seems to pause the very movement of the wind.

History lingers in the stone architecture of Union Deposit, a legacy of its early existence as a vital point for travelers navigating the transit corridors between the Susquehanna and the interior. Once a hub for those moving goods across the region, the local economy has since shifted from the urgency of early trade to a more measured, residential rhythm that mirrors the steady, unbothered flow of the nearby creek. While the industrial fervor that once propelled the wider state has receded, the character of the place remains marked by a certain resilience, a quiet adherence to the patterns of the seasons rather than the demands of the clock. Residents live with a pragmatic connection to the land, their daily lives shaped by the proximity of the water and the enduring, silent presence of the ridges that define this particular corner of the Commonwealth.

About This Union Deposit Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Union Deposit, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.290368, -76.681914. 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 Union Deposit includes the ZIP code (17033), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Dauphin County (Harrisburg), and school district assignment (Lower Dauphin School District).

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.