Beaverdale Pennsylvania Map

About Beaverdale, Pennsylvania

Beaverdale is a locality in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 959. The population density is 241.7 people per km². Beaverdale is located at 40.3244°N, 78.7014°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 15921, 17851, 15955.

Beaverdale commands a landscape defined by the persistent, winding course of Shamokin Creek, which cuts through the earth with a quiet, persistent gravity. It lies 14.1 miles west-northwest of Pottsville, PA (from Pottsville, PA: bearing 301°T), and is situated 6.9 miles east of Shamokin. The terrain surrounding Beaverdale unfolds in a series of ridges and hollows, where the light at dusk settles in heavy, violet pools against the slopes. Only a mile away, the Locust Summit Retention Pond remains as a still, reflective mirror to the sky, contrasting with the restless movement of the nearby creek. To the west, the distant Appalachian Mountains provide a jagged, blue-hued silhouette against the horizon, anchoring the wide, inland expanse of the plateau. Within the immediate borders, the West End Playground offers a patch of open green space where the soil feels firm and weathered underfoot, holding the memory of seasons that turn with a slow, deliberate cadence.

Industry once defined the pulse of the region, drawing its strength from the deep, anthracite-rich veins that shaped the local economy and the very architecture of the streets. Beaverdale bears the quiet dignity of a place that has transitioned from the clamor of extraction to a more tempered, steady existence. The houses, built with the sturdy, utilitarian lines of mid-century masonry, stand in rows that follow the contours of the land, reflecting a history of labor and endurance. Everyday life moves with a rhythm dictated by the changing shadows on the hills, as the inhabitants maintain a quiet connection to a landscape that remains indifferent to the passing of decades. In the silence between the gusts of wind, the echoes of a former industrial vitality linger in the brickwork and the layout of the streets, grounding the present in a tangible, iron-willed heritage.

About This Beaverdale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Beaverdale, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.324378, -78.701436. 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 Beaverdale includes the ZIP code (15921, 17851, 15955), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Northumberland County (Sunbury), and school district assignment (Forest Hills 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.