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Waterford Pennsylvania Map

Explore Waterford, 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 Waterford, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Waterford, Pennsylvania Map

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

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.

CityWaterford
StatePennsylvania (PA)
CountyErie County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude41.945169
Longitude-79.985133
Population1,476
Density464.8 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes15658, 17402, 16441
Area Code215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County SeatErie
School DistrictFort LeBoeuf School District

About Waterford, Pennsylvania

Waterford is a locality in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,476. The population density is 464.8 people per km². Waterford is located at 41.9452°N, 79.9851°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Waterford is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 15658, 17402, 16441.

Waterford emerges from the inland landscape as a place defined by the quiet persistence of its waterways and the enduring character of its glacial topography. It lies 12.8 miles southeast of Millcreek, PA (from Millcreek, PA: bearing 133°T), and is situated 8.9 miles east-northeast of Edinboro. Trout Run cuts a steady, rhythmic path through the terrain, its waters flowing with a clarity that mirrors the unassuming sky above the region. At the edge of the local geography, LeBoeuf Lake holds the reflected light of the afternoon, its basin serving as a calm anchor for the surrounding woods and fields. Visitors find a sense of stillness in Thompson Park, where the land opens up to accommodate the changing seasons, offering a space that remains tethered to the physical reality of the earth rather than the artifice of modern development.

Waterford carries the weight of its colonial origins, having served as a strategic point of transit long before the current grid of streets matured into their present form. The local economy persists through a deliberate pace, favoring the steady work of agriculture and small-scale enterprise over the volatile shifts of industrial centers found elsewhere in the commonwealth. While the distant silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains remains a faint, jagged promise on the far horizon, the immediate life of the people is dictated by the fertile soil and the seasonal cycles that define the nearby Baldwin Flats. There is a distinct sobriety in the way the architecture maintains its integrity, a reflection of a culture that values the permanence of brick and timber over the fleeting trends of a faster, more crowded world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Thompson Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 165° S
  • The Judson House (Museum) — 0.3 mi, 159° S
  • The Eagle Hotel (Museum) — 0.4 mi, 163° S
  • Smith Tract (Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 083° E
  • LeBoeuf Wetlands Conservation Area (Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 180° S
  • State Game Land 109 (State Resource Management Area) — 1.1 mi, 015° N
  • North Route 97 Park (Local Park) — 1.6 mi, 349° N
  • State Game Land 192 (State Resource Management Area) — 2.9 mi, 241° SW
  • Union City Lake (Recreation Area) — 3.9 mi, 083° E
  • Old State Line Historical Marker (Monument) — 9.7 mi, 067° NE
  • Erie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.7 mi, 182° S · 18k acres
  • Muddy Creek Rna (Research Natural Area) — 9.8 mi, 179° S
  • Schaefer's Auto Art (Public Artwork) — 10.3 mi, 312° NW
  • Cambridge Springs Museum and History Center (Museum) — 10.5 mi, 201° S
  • The Station Dinner Theatre (Theatre) — 10.9 mi, 330° NW
  • Mary D'Angelo Peforming Arts Center (Theatre) — 11.5 mi, 343° N
  • Brown's Farm Barn (Nature Reserve) — 11.9 mi, 306° NW
  • Hooks Gallery (Gallery) — 11.9 mi, 291° W
  • Glenhill Farmhouse (Viewpoint) — 12.0 mi, 360° N
  • Yahn Planetarium of Harborcreek (Museum) — 12.0 mi, 359° N
  • Mary Behrend Monument (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 360° N
  • Bridge Dedication (Monument) — 12.3 mi, 306° NW
  • Andrew J. Conner Nature Center (Nature Reserve) — 12.5 mi, 310° NW
  • Bastion Studios (Gallery) — 12.7 mi, 338° N
  • V Gallery (Gallery) — 12.8 mi, 319° NW
  • Graffiti Wall (Attraction) — 13.1 mi, 338° N
  • Hagerty Family Events Center (Stadium) — 13.2 mi, 335° NW
  • Presque Isle State Park (State Park) — 13.8 mi, 325° NW
  • Erie Bluffs State Park (State Park) — 20.3 mi, 284° W
  • Allegheny National Forest (National Forest) — 34.2 mi, 125° SE · 514k acres

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About This Waterford Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Waterford, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 41.945169, -79.985133. 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 Waterford includes the ZIP code (15658, 17402, 16441), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Erie County (Erie), and school district assignment (Fort LeBoeuf 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.