Iola Pennsylvania Map

About Iola, Pennsylvania

Iola is a locality in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 154. The population density is 218.6 people per km². Iola is located at 41.1365°N, 76.5316°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17846.

Iola defines the quiet confluence of earth and water where the Little Fishing Creek carves a persistent, silver path through the Pennsylvania landscape. It lies 10.0 miles north-northwest of Bloomsburg, PA (from Bloomsburg, PA: bearing 337°T), and is situated 16.5 miles west-northwest of Berwick. The terrain surrounding Iola rises in soft, deliberate folds, suggesting the distant, hazy blue presence of the Appalachian Mountains that anchor the horizon some sixty-seven miles away. To the west, the land dips into the sheltered depression of California Hollow, while a short distance to the north, the surface of Valley View Lake holds the reflection of the sky in a stillness that contrasts with the constant, murmuring motion of the nearby creek. The air here carries the scent of damp loam and cooling shale, a pervasive earthiness that deepens as the light fades into a long, bruised violet dusk across the fields.

Agriculture remains the quiet pulse of the local economy, with fences marking off parcels that have been worked by successive generations who understand the temperament of the soil. Beyond the private pastures, the open grounds of Millville Community Park offer a space for neighbors to gather, preserving a sense of communal openness that has long characterized the region’s development. The physical character of the buildings reflects a practical, unadorned history, constructed from materials pulled from the immediate reach of the woods and the nearby stream beds. Life moves in accordance with the seasonal shifts of the fields and the rise and fall of the water level in the creek, maintaining a steady, grounded pace that values the weight of tradition over the fleeting currents of modern industry.

About This Iola Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Iola, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 41.136474, -76.531616. 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 Iola includes the ZIP code (17846), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Columbia County (Bloomsburg), and school district assignment (Millville 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.