Yatesville Pennsylvania Map

About Yatesville, Pennsylvania

Yatesville is a locality in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 638. The population density is 392.9 people per km². Yatesville is located at 41.3038°N, 75.7822°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Yatesville is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 17948, 18640.

Yatesville occupies a steady, unassuming expanse of earth where the landscape transitions into the rugged character of the Pennsylvania interior. It lies 6.3 miles northeast of Wilkes Barre, PA (from Wilkes Barre, PA: bearing 51°T), and is situated 9.7 miles southwest of Scranton. The horizon remains dominated by the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Pocono Mountains, their blue-tinged ridges rising twenty-six miles away to frame a sky that often turns a bruised, resonant violet at dusk. Between these heights and the local ground, the terrain dips into the quiet, shaded depression of Dark Hollow, while the nearby flow of Gardner Creek serves as a persistent, low-voiced neighbor to the residents. Within the immediate perimeter, Yatesville Borough Park offers a patch of maintained green space that catches the long, golden light of late afternoon, grounding the neighborhood in a stillness that feels both ancient and entirely present.

Anthracite memory lingers in the soil here, a silent inheritance from an era when the pulse of the local economy beat in rhythm with the extraction of coal. While the industry has receded, the character of Yatesville remains defined by the persistence of those who stayed, working through the cycles of the seasons with a quiet, industrial dignity. The proximity of Gardner Creek Reservoir provides a reflective stillness to the geography, acting as a mirror for the changing foliage that marks the passage of the year. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured pace, far removed from the frantic acceleration of larger urban centers, yet connected to the broader history of the region. Those who seek the wilder edges of the landscape might venture further toward the rushing waters of Whirlpool Canyon Falls or traverse the distant stretches of the Pinnacle Trail, but the daily rhythm of Yatesville finds its contentment in the simple, steady permanence of the Pennsylvania ground.

About This Yatesville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Yatesville, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 41.303804, -75.782216. 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 Yatesville includes the ZIP code (17948, 18640), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Luzerne County (Wilkes-Barre), and school district assignment (Pittston Area School District).

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.