Coaldale Pennsylvania Map

About Coaldale, Pennsylvania

Coaldale is a locality in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,426. The population density is 430.7 people per km². Coaldale is located at 40.8197°N, 75.9161°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Coaldale is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 16679, 16866, 18218.

Coaldale rests upon an uneven topography where the land rises and falls in long, deliberate swells, framed by the quiet presence of Moshannon State Forest. It lies 18.5 miles west-northwest of State College, PA (from State College, PA: bearing 302°T), and is situated 4.2 miles northeast of Philipsburg. The Moshannon Creek carves a path through the landscape, its waters moving with a steady, unadorned purpose that defines the local hydrology, while the earth itself feels heavy with a deep, dark fertility. In the soft light of late afternoon, the shadows lengthen across Barlow Hollow, emphasizing the rugged character of a terrain that remains stubbornly resistant to the flattening hand of modernization. A mile away, the Black Bear Trail offers a quiet passage through the dense woodland, inviting those who live here to witness the slow, seasonal transitions of a forest that has stood as a constant neighbor for generations.

Coaldale carries the weight of a history rooted in the extraction of the earth’s hidden resources, a legacy that continues to color the local identity long after the most intense periods of industrial activity have faded. The rhythm of daily life is measured not by grand spectacles, but by the persistent, modest industry of a people who have learned to thrive in an inland climate where the winters are sharp and the summers bring a lush, humid greenness to the canopy. While the Allegheny Mountains remain a distant, hazy silhouette against the horizon, the immediate focus of the locality remains on the preservation of its natural surroundings, including the nearby waters of Emigh Lake. This is a place where the economy has shifted away from the soot-stained intensity of the past toward a quieter existence, one that values the stillness of the woods and the familiar, enduring architecture of a landscape defined by its own distinct geology.

About This Coaldale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Coaldale, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.81974, -75.916102. 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 Coaldale includes the ZIP code (16679, 16866, 18218), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Centre County (Bellefonte), and school district assignment (Panther Valley 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.