Explore Willow Street, 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 Willow Street, 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 Willow Street.
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 | Willow Street |
| State | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| County | Lancaster County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 39.979266 |
| Longitude | -76.276347 |
| Population | 9,149 |
| Density | 646.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 17584 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| County Seat | Lancaster |
| School District | Lampeter-Strasburg School District |
Willow Street extends across a landscape defined by the steady, quiet rhythm of fertile Pennsylvania soil and expansive, open horizons. It lies 4.3 miles south-southeast of Lancaster, PA (from Lancaster, PA: bearing 159°T), and is situated 8.7 miles southeast of East Hempfield. The topography surrounding Willow Street consists of broad, agricultural expanses where the light at dusk settles heavy and gold upon the fields. Small streams such as Goods Run carve modest paths through the earth, marking the land with a sense of persistent, quiet motion. While the Appalachian Mountains remain a distant, hazy silhouette on the far horizon, the immediate terrain maintains a grounded, manageable scale. Residents often look toward the greenery of the William Penn State Forest for a deeper connection to the wilder, wooded reaches of the region.
Willow Street maintains a legacy rooted in the agrarian traditions and industrious spirit that characterize this particular slice of the Commonwealth. Local economic life remains tethered to the productivity of the land, though modern commerce and service industries have naturally evolved to support the daily needs of those who call Willow Street home. The influence of early settlers persists in the careful stewardship of the ground, where the harvest remains a primary marker of the passing year. Nearby, the presence of Grubb Hollow serves as a reminder of the geological history that shaped the local drainage and settlement patterns. This balance between historical labor and current utility keeps the pace of life measured, favoring a steady, industrious consistency over sudden change.
Cultural life in Willow Street often finds its focus at the Willow Street Fire Co. Grounds, where the community gathers for events that define the social calendar. These communal spaces provide a necessary anchor, allowing the neighbors to maintain bonds that have persisted through many generations. While the area does not claim the fame of major metropolitan centers, it possesses a distinct character built on reliability and a shared respect for the local environment. Those seeking leisure often find their way to the Camp Echo Trail, which offers a quiet passage through the natural surroundings. The influence of the broader region, with its deep-seated traditions and modest, dignified architecture, ensures that Willow Street retains a sense of place that is entirely its own.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Willow Street, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 39.979266, -76.276347. 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 Willow Street includes the ZIP code (17584), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Lancaster County (Lancaster), and school district assignment (Lampeter-Strasburg 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. |