Orrtanna Pennsylvania Map

About Orrtanna, Pennsylvania

Orrtanna is a locality in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 143. The population density is 216.4 people per km². Orrtanna is located at 39.8451°N, 77.3608°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17353.

Orrtanna emerges from the landscape where the steady current of the Little Marsh Creek carves a path through the quiet, sediment-rich earth. It lies 13.1 miles east-northeast of Waynesboro, PA (from Waynesboro, PA: bearing 62°T), and is situated 7.0 miles west of Gettysburg. The air here holds the weight of the inland distance, far from any salt-laden breeze, carrying instead the scent of damp soil and the cool, shadowed breath of the Michaux State Forest standing just three miles to the west. To the horizon, the distant silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains provide a jagged, permanent ink-line against the sky, while the local terrain shifts into the subtle, low-lying relief of Marsh Creek Hollow. The quality of light in the late afternoon catches the tall grasses along the creek bed, turning the golden stems into thin, vibrating wires of color that seem to hum against the darkening woods. Orrtanna retains a character forged by the slow, deliberate pace of agricultural cycles and the quiet industry of the surrounding orchards. The economy remains tethered to the productivity of the soil, a legacy that respects the proximity of the wilderness, where residents often turn toward the Green Ridge Trail for a necessary tether to the deeper woods. Life in Orrtanna moves in sync with the seasonal shifts that dictate the harvest, a rhythm punctuated by the occasional traveler seeking the stillness of the nearby Carbaugh Reservoir. There is a profound, unadorned honesty in the way the architecture clings to the terrain, reflecting a history of people who built their lives not for spectacle, but for the endurance of the seasons and the reliable yield of the land.

About This Orrtanna Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Orrtanna, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.845094, -77.36082. 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 Orrtanna and Adams County.

Detailed location data for Orrtanna includes the ZIP code (17353), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Adams County (Gettysburg), and school district assignment (Fairfield Area 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 Orrtanna is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.