West Hamburg Pennsylvania Map
Explore West Hamburg, 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 West Hamburg, Pennsylvania
How to Use This West Hamburg, Pennsylvania Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for West Hamburg, 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 West Hamburg.
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 | West Hamburg |
| State | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| County | Berks County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 40.547593 |
| Longitude | -76.002157 |
| Population | 1,926 |
| Density | 228.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 19526 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| County Seat | Reading |
| School District | Hamburg Area School District |
About West Hamburg, Pennsylvania
West Hamburg is a locality in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,926. The population density is 228.6 people per km². West Hamburg is located at 40.5476°N, 76.0022°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 19526.West Hamburg occupies a quiet stretch of land where the earth rises in slow, deliberate swells toward the distant Appalachian Mountains. It lies 13.9 miles southeast of Pottsville, PA (from Pottsville, PA: bearing 133°T), and is situated 9.5 miles northwest of Blandon. The Schuylkill River glides just a mile away, its dark currents tracing the edge of the landscape with a persistent, fluid grace that defines the local horizon. Only two miles distant, Blue Mountain Lake mirrors the shifting sky, providing a cool, reflective stillness that lingers in the air long after the sun dips behind the treeline. The terrain here feels deliberate and sturdy, defined by the heavy, loamy soil of a region that has long favored the patient labor of the harvest over the frantic pace of modern expansion.
West Hamburg bears the quiet marks of an economy built on the sturdy foundations of regional transit and long-standing industry, where the legacy of the rail and the warehouse still shapes the daily rhythm of the streets. Residents often find their way to the Bicentennial Walkway, a path that offers a brief, green reprieve from the low hum of logistics and trade that anchors the local commerce. Those seeking a more rigorous ascent might travel six miles to the Pinnacle Trail, where the elevation offers a clearer perspective on the basin floor. There is a particular, understated dignity in how the light strikes the brick facades of West Hamburg during the late afternoon, illuminating a history that remains deeply rooted in the persistent, inland resolve of the Pennsylvania landscape.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Kernsville Dam Recreational Area (State Recreation Area) — 0.8 mi, 034° NE
- Tilden Twp. Recreation Park (Local Recreation) — 0.9 mi, 238° SW
- Berks County Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 046° NE
- The Art & Craft Gallery of Hamburg (Gallery) — 1.1 mi, 062° NE
- Weiser State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.5 mi, 016° N
- Hamburg Watershed - Hamburg Reservoir - Pulpit Rock (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 030° NE
- State Game Land 106 (State Resource Management Area) — 2.0 mi, 359° N
- Sgl 106 (State Recreation Area) — 2.0 mi, 358° N
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 2.0 mi, 006° N · 110k acres
- Edenberg Recreation Park (Local Recreation) — 2.5 mi, 061° NE
- Pulpit Rock (Viewpoint) — 5.0 mi, 048° NE
- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 005° N
- Owl Totem Pole (Public Artwork) — 6.5 mi, 005° N
- Auburn Desilting Basin monument (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 305° NW
- Rachel Trois Memorial (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 166° S
- Crystal Cave (Attraction) — 8.5 mi, 100° E
- Walk-in Art Center (Arts Centre) — 10.4 mi, 301° NW
- Ray Buss Stadium (Stadium) — 11.1 mi, 123° SE
- Wishing Well (Attraction) — 11.5 mi, 220° SW
- Strand Theatre (Cinema) — 11.9 mi, 100° E
- Fort Snyder Monument (Monument) — 12.0 mi, 263° W
- Freedman Gallery (Gallery) — 13.7 mi, 159° S
- Wachovia Theatre (Theatre) — 13.7 mi, 159° S
- Majestic Theater (Theatre) — 14.0 mi, 313° NW
- Schuylkill County Council for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 14.1 mi, 310° NW
- Peace Rock (Attraction) — 15.1 mi, 160° S
- Reading Science Center (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 164° S
- Stone Crusher (Historic Ruins) — 16.2 mi, 162° S
- Locust Lake State Park (State Park) — 16.3 mi, 346° N
- Tuscarora State Park (State Park) — 16.6 mi, 353° N
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About This West Hamburg Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of West Hamburg, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.547593, -76.002157. 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 West Hamburg includes the ZIP code (19526), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Berks County (Reading), and school district assignment (Hamburg Area 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
