Chester Hill Pennsylvania Map

About Chester Hill, Pennsylvania

Chester Hill is a locality in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 821. The population density is 713.9 people per km². Chester Hill is located at 40.8898°N, 78.2283°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Chester Hill is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 16866.

Chester Hill rises above the deep, coal-stained cuts of the earth, defined by the relentless, winding path of Moshannon Creek that carves through the local geography like a dark vein. It lies 20.4 miles west-northwest of State College, PA (from State College, PA: bearing 289°T), and is situated 0.6 miles southwest of Philipsburg. The air here holds the crisp, metallic edge of the Allegheny Plateau, carrying the scent of damp shale and the cooling breath of the Allegheny Mountains visible as a jagged, indigo silhouette against the evening sky. To the north, the sprawling canopy of Moshannon State Forest anchors the horizon, while the quiet, reflective surface of Emigh Lake waits three miles away in a fold of the terrain. Near the center of the landscape, Homer Maney Memorial Field offers a flat, manicured expanse that contrasts with the rugged, overgrown slopes of Crowns Nest Hollow, where the shadows lengthen early and the silence of the woods asserts itself against the hum of modern life.

Chester Hill emerged from the hard labor of the extraction industries, a place where the economy was long dictated by the depth of the seams beneath the topsoil. The remnants of that industrial heritage remain in the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the older streets, which seem to hold the memory of shift changes and the soot of a busier century. Residents maintain a pace dictated by the seasons, often spending autumn afternoons walking the Black Bear Trail to watch the leaves turn to brittle copper and gold. Life in Chester Hill persists with a quiet resilience, anchored by the routine of the local ballfield and the steady, unobserved movement of the creek, which continues to shape the basin long after the heavy machinery has gone silent.

About This Chester Hill Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Chester Hill, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.88978, -78.228347. 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 Chester Hill includes the ZIP code (16866), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Clearfield County (Clearfield), and school district assignment (Philipsburg-Osceola Area 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.