Jacksonville Pennsylvania Map

About Jacksonville, Pennsylvania

Jacksonville is a locality in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 620. The population density is 48.6 people per km². Jacksonville is located at 40.5609°N, 79.3018°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 15752, 18974, 18014.

Jacksonville emerges from the limestone-flecked earth of central Pennsylvania as a quiet confluence of pastoral stillness and rugged, inland geometry. It lies 18.2 miles northeast of State College, PA (from State College, PA: bearing 41°T), and is situated 9.4 miles northeast of Bellefonte. Beyond the immediate perimeter of Jacksonville, the land dips into the shaded depression of Diehls Hollow, where the low-hanging sun catches the particulate haze of late afternoon, turning the air into a thin, golden veneer. To the west, the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains frame the horizon, while the local topography is shaped by the persistent, unhurried flow of Lick Run. A short distance away, the expansive surface of Foster Joseph Sayers Lake reflects the shifting slate colors of the sky, serving as a silent anchor for the surrounding landscape.

Jacksonville retains the weathered gravity of an older, agrarian era, though its quietude is punctuated by the proximity of modern recreational life at Bald Eagle State Park. The local economy and daily rhythms remain tethered to the land, supported by the quiet industry of the Howard State Nursery and the slow, seasonal pulse of the surrounding fields. Residents often traverse the Sand Rock Trail, a passage that offers a tactile sense of the region’s geological endurance, where the stone is layered and cool to the touch even in the height of summer. Life in Jacksonville moves with a deliberate, measured pace, defined by the intersection of forest stewardship and the quiet persistence of those who call these inland valleys home.

About This Jacksonville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Jacksonville, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.56093, -79.30181. 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 Jacksonville includes the ZIP code (15752, 18974, 18014), 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 (Apollo-Ridge 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.