Kistler Pennsylvania Map

About Kistler, Pennsylvania

Kistler is a locality in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 291. The population density is 444.1 people per km². Kistler is located at 40.3770°N, 77.8654°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Kistler is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 17047, 17066.

Kistler occupies a narrow shelf of land where the earth seems to hold its breath against the encroaching slopes. It lies 28.6 miles south of State College, PA (from State College, PA: bearing 181°T), and is situated 0.8 miles east-southeast of Mount Union. The Juniata River cuts a persistent, silver-dark path through the geography, its currents carving past the low-lying basin of Hill Valley with a gravity that defines the local horizon. To the west, the distant spines of the Appalachian Mountains rise in jagged, blue-gray silhouettes, providing a stark boundary to the sky. Within the immediate perimeter, the Nolan Road - Pine St Park offers a quiet clearing of grass and shade, while the air carries the dry, earthen scent of inland soil and the cooling influence of the river’s slow transit.

History in Kistler remains tethered to the industrial echoes of the region, where the economy once pulled its strength from the labor of brickyards and the steady flow of goods along the water. The architecture here favors the utilitarian brick and sturdy framing of an older era, standing as a quiet record of families who built lives in the shadow of the ridges. Beyond the immediate streets, the landscape opens toward the Mount Union Reservoir, a still expanse of water five miles out that anchors the surrounding silence. Those seeking the reach of the woods find their way toward the Tuscarora State Forest or the winding path of the Anthill Trail, where the pace of the day slows to the rhythm of shifting light through the canopy and the persistent, unforced movement of the river.

About This Kistler Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kistler, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.377003, -77.865437. 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 Kistler includes the ZIP code (17047, 17066), 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 (Mount Union 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.