Explore West Norriton, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for West Norriton, 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 Norriton.
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 Norriton |
| State | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| County | Montgomery County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 40.129552 |
| Longitude | -75.378517 |
| Population | 16,000 |
| Density | 680.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 19403 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| County Seat | Norristown |
West Norriton occupies a landscape of quiet, measured elevation where the earth slopes gently toward the nearby Schuylkill River. It lies 2.1 miles west-northwest of Norristown, PA (from Norristown, PA: bearing 285°T), and is situated 9.2 miles north-northwest of Haverford. Sunlight often lingers upon the grass at Centennial Park, casting long, amber shadows that define the edges of the afternoon. A mile away, the surface of Marklelys Pond remains a glass-like mirror, occasionally disturbed by the soft descent of a leaf or the ripple of a bird in flight. Beyond the immediate terrain, the distant Appalachian Mountains appear as a faint, bruised line of violet against the horizon. West Norriton maintains this inland character, miles away from any salt-heavy air, defined instead by the steady, terrestrial stillness of the interior.
Industry in West Norriton developed alongside the expansion of regional infrastructure, moving from early agricultural roots toward a more diversified modern economy. The presence of the Impounding Basin Number Twenty-Five serves as a stark, industrial reminder of the engineering required to manage the flow of the local water table. Workers here have long participated in the broader economic rhythm of the region, contributing to a professional landscape that values precision and steady growth. While the physical machinery of commerce hums in the background, the daily life of the residents remains focused on the maintenance of their neighborhoods and the local services that support them. This balance between utility and residential comfort ensures that West Norriton functions with a reliable, industrious spirit.
Cultural life in West Norriton revolves around the shared use of public spaces, where neighbors gather to observe the changing seasons or participate in community-led activities. Centennial Park functions as the primary common ground, a place where the pace of life slows to match the movement of the wind through the trees. Though the Green Ribbon Preservation Trail lies several miles away, many residents venture out to walk its paths, finding a meditative quality in the repetitive motion of a long trek. The area is marked by a modest, unpretentious character that prioritizes the comfort of the home and the camaraderie of the street. While globally famous figures are not the primary feature of this quiet geography, the people who reside here carry a deep sense of identity rooted in the specific, grounded reality of their surroundings.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of West Norriton, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.129552, -75.378517. 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 Norriton includes the ZIP code (19403), 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.
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. |