Ottsville Pennsylvania Map

About Ottsville, Pennsylvania

Ottsville is a locality in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 35.0 people per km². Ottsville is located at 40.4732°N, 75.1610°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 18942.

Ottsville rests in a gentle depression of Bucks County, where the land begins to softly fold and rise, hinting at the larger Allegheny Plateau to the west. It lies 6.5 miles north-northwest of Plumstead, PA (from Plumstead, PA: bearing 340°T), and is situated 8.5 miles east-southeast of Springfield Bucks County. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a scent of damp earth and the faint, sweet perfume of distant cornfields, a fragrance that seems to cling to the weathered clapboard of the few scattered buildings. Fields of amber grain, ready for harvest, stretch toward a horizon punctuated by stands of oak and maple, their leaves a deep, murmuring green. A slow creek, more a silver ribbon than a rushing torrent, meanders through the countryside, its banks lined with willows whose branches weep toward the placid water. The history of Ottsville is a quiet one, woven into the agricultural rhythms of this corner of Pennsylvania, a place that has largely resisted the relentless march of sprawling development. Its origins are tied to the early settlers who cleared these lands, their labor etched into the very soil. The local economy, though modest, still draws strength from the surrounding farms, with roadside stands offering seasonal bounty and a handful of small businesses serving the immediate needs of its residents. There are no grand monuments or bustling marketplaces, but rather a sense of continuity, a subtle acknowledgment of generations who have worked and lived within Ottsville's unassuming embrace, a feeling amplified by the way the evening light softens the edges of the familiar landscape.

About This Ottsville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ottsville, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.473159, -75.161007. 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 Ottsville and Bucks County.

Detailed location data for Ottsville includes the ZIP code (18942), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Bucks County (Doylestown), and school district assignment. 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 Ottsville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.