Burnside Pennsylvania Map

About Burnside, Pennsylvania

Burnside is a locality in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 188. The population density is 43.2 people per km². Burnside is located at 40.8124°N, 78.7980°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Burnside is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 17866, 15721.

Burnside sits firmly within the rugged, undulating terrain of the Allegheny Plateau, where the earth is marked by deep cuts and sharp, stony ridges. It lies 17.2 miles south-southwest of Bloomsburg, PA (from Bloomsburg, PA: bearing 198°T), and is situated 1.6 miles south of Shamokin. Carbon Run carves a narrow, persistent path through the landscape just a mile away, its waters reflecting the muted, slate-gray light that often gathers in Bear Valley. The air here holds the damp, mineral scent of exposed shale, a constant reminder of the geological weight that presses down upon the ground. On the furthest horizon, the faint, hazy silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains remind any traveler of the vast, folded wilderness that stretches toward the distant east. While the terrain is fractured and steep, the quiet stillness of the woods, particularly toward the sprawling acreage of the Northumberland County Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area, offers a stark, unadorned beauty that changes with every shift in the clouds.

Burnside retains the stubborn, utilitarian character of a place forged by the extraction of carbon from the deep seams beneath the soil. The local economy, once dictated by the rhythms of the mines, has shifted toward a more deliberate use of the land, as seen in the transformation of industrial scars into the vast, open expanses of the Northumberland County Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area. History here is not found in grand monuments, but in the persistent, rusted remnants of iron and timber that lie half-buried in the brush. Life in Burnside moves with the slow, seasonal pulse of the ridges, far removed from the frantic pace of the larger world. For those seeking the quietude of the interior, the stillness of Number Four Reservoir or the long, measured miles of the James Path offer a way to walk through a landscape that has spent decades slowly reclaiming itself from the heavy industry of the past.

About This Burnside Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Burnside, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.812405, -78.798048. 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 Burnside includes the ZIP code (17866, 15721), 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 (Purchase Line 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.