Church Hill Pennsylvania Map

About Church Hill, Pennsylvania

Church Hill is a locality in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,711. The population density is 477.0 people per km². Church Hill is located at 40.6926°N, 77.5949°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 16353, 19344, 17236.

Church Hill defines the landscape where the steady current of Tea Creek carves a low, persistent path through the fertile floor of the valley. It lies 15.7 miles east-southeast of State College, PA (from State College, PA: bearing 119°T), and is situated 5.9 miles north-northwest of Lewistown. The earth here holds a quiet density, marked by the long shadows cast by the Appalachian Mountains that loom as a distant, jagged silhouette against the western sky. Only three miles away, the vast, open expanse of Potlicker Flats provides a contrast to the dense canopy of Rothrock State Forest, which stands twelve miles to the east as a dark, brooding wall of timber. The light at dusk settles heavily upon the fields, turning the tall grasses into a pale, bruised gold that seems to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has slipped behind the ridges.

Church Hill bears the weight of a local economy built upon the stubborn productivity of the soil and the legacy of small-scale milling that once thrived upon the banks of Tea Creek. Life moves in accordance with the turning of the seasons, a pace punctuated by the occasional traveler walking the Sharps Trail or families gathering for quiet afternoons at Reedsville Park. While the proximity to Laurel Creek Reservoir offers a singular, glass-still reflection of the clouds, the character of Church Hill remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the harvest and the maintenance of the homesteads. It is a place where the work of the hands is still held in high regard, and the architecture of the older buildings reflects a stoic, brick-and-mortar resilience that has outlasted the shifts in regional commerce.

About This Church Hill Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Church Hill, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.692602, -77.59491. 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 Church Hill includes the ZIP code (16353, 19344, 17236), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Mifflin County (Lewistown), and school district assignment (Mifflin County 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.