Laporte Pennsylvania Map

About Laporte, Pennsylvania

Laporte is a locality in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 282. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Laporte is located at 41.4240°N, 76.4941°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 18626.

Laporte occupies a high, quiet plateau where the air holds a persistent, cool clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the surrounding hardwood timber. It lies 28.9 miles north-northwest of Berwick, PA (from Berwick, PA: bearing 332°T), and is situated 17.4 miles northeast of Hughesville. Mill Creek carves a deliberate path through the terrain, its waters moving with a steady, unadorned purpose that defines the local topography. Mokoma Lake gathers the sky in its reflective basin, serving as a focal point for the stillness that characterizes the immediate landscape. Beyond the reaches of the settlement, the dense greenery of Loyalsock State Forest stretches across the horizon, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains marks the far limit of the regional vista. Visitors often seek out the Pole Bridge Trail to traverse the rugged, earthen character of the woods, or follow the descent toward Dutchman Falls, where the water fractures against the stone in a perpetual, rhythmic collapse. Laporte functions as a modest seat of administration, maintaining a pace dictated more by the turning of the seasons than by the frantic demands of modern industry. The local economy and social life remain tethered to the Sullivan County Public Park, a space that serves as the literal and figurative center of the locality. Historical echoes of the timber era persist in the architecture and the quiet, deliberate way the streets are arranged around the courthouse square. Residents often retreat into the depth of Black Hollow when the autumn leaves begin to brown, finding a solitude that feels less like isolation and more like an intentional preservation of the past. Throughout the day, the atmosphere in Laporte remains steady and grounded, reflecting a way of life that values the simple, persistent connection between the people and the unyielding geography of the plateau.

About This Laporte Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Laporte, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 41.423967, -76.494113. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Laporte and Sullivan County.

Detailed location data for Laporte includes the ZIP code (18626), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Sullivan County (Laporte), and school district assignment (Sullivan County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Laporte is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.