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Valley Forge Pennsylvania Map

Explore Valley Forge, 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 Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Map

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

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.

CityValley Forge
StatePennsylvania (PA)
CountyYork County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude39.984542
Longitude-76.707466
DensityN/A /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Codes19460, 17406, 19481
Area Code215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County SeatYork

About Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

Valley Forge is a locality in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. Valley Forge is located at 39.9845°N, 76.7075°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 19460, 17406, 19481.

Valley Forge occupies a landscape defined by the persistent, unhurried flow of Mill Creek as it carves through the dense, verdant terrain of the interior. It lies 1.9 miles northeast of York, PA (from York, PA: bearing 35°T), and is situated 6.1 miles east of Weigelstown. The earth here holds a heavy, iron-rich stillness, where the soil clings to the roots of hardwoods and the gray light of late afternoon settles into the deep hollows of the ground. Beyond the immediate canopy, the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains frame the horizon, acting as a permanent, silent boundary to the west. North Hills Park occupies the immediate expanse, its fields and wooded thickets providing a sanctuary where the air feels ancient and sharp, particularly when the season shifts and the dew clings to the tall, dormant grasses.

Valley Forge remains a place where the weight of historical endurance informs the rhythm of current life, grounding the economy in the preservation of its own rugged past. Unlike the industrial centers fueled by the coal and steel of the region, the local character here is defined by a slow, deliberate engagement with the land and the legacy of the encampment that once tested the resolve of an army. The proximity to Dunkard Valley and the quiet waters of Lake Redman, situated only a few miles away, reinforces a geography of inland isolation that feels removed from the frantic pace of the larger, brick-laden cities to the east. Residents move through the day with a quiet awareness of the terrain, recognizing that the very ground beneath them is marked by the struggle for survival, a reality that lingers in the cool, damp earth long after the sun has retreated behind the trees.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • North Hills Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 077° E
  • CSX Property Acquisition - (Northern Extension of HRTCP) (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 270° W
  • Allen Field (Local Recreation) — 0.8 mi, 188° S
  • 5th Avenue Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 240° SW
  • Looking Back (Public Artwork) — 1.8 mi, 208° SW
  • Continental Treasury (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 215° SW
  • Marketview Arts (Gallery) — 1.9 mi, 219° SW
  • Memorial Flag Pole (Attraction) — 1.9 mi, 015° N
  • York and York County World War II Memorial (Monument) — 1.9 mi, 215° SW
  • Creative York (Arts Centre) — 1.9 mi, 218° SW
  • Gen. Wayne Headquarters (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 217° SW
  • Top of York (Viewpoint) — 3.8 mi, 200° S
  • South York Cinemas 4 (Cinema) — 3.8 mi, 160° S
  • Susquehanna Riverlands State Park (State Park) — 4.3 mi, 030° NE
  • End of the Line (Historic Ruins) — 5.4 mi, 247° SW
  • Susquehanna Stage Company (Theatre) — 9.3 mi, 058° NE
  • Old Trolley Station (Historic Ruins) — 9.5 mi, 228° SW
  • Marietta Restoration Associates (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 058° NE
  • Gifford Pinchot State Park (State Park) — 11.1 mi, 312° NW
  • Through the fire Studios (Gallery) — 11.5 mi, 073° E
  • House of Oddities (Museum) — 12.7 mi, 025° NE
  • Hex Murder House (Attraction) — 12.8 mi, 166° S
  • Kevin Scott Boyd Stadium (Stadium) — 13.1 mi, 029° NE
  • Mount Joy Historical Society (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 050° NE

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About This Valley Forge Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 39.984542, -76.707466. 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 Valley Forge includes the ZIP code (19460, 17406, 19481), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of York County (York), and school district assignment.

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.