Lamar Pennsylvania Map

About Lamar, Pennsylvania

Lamar is a locality in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 561. The population density is 194.3 people per km². Lamar is located at 41.0162°N, 77.5311°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16848.

Lamar occupies a quiet expanse of the Pennsylvania interior where the earth settles into a tapestry of limestone ridges and fertile lowlands. It lies 23.1 miles northeast of State College, PA (from State College, PA: bearing 48°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south-southwest of Lock Haven. Fishing Creek cuts a persistent, winding path through the landscape, its waters carving a silver ribbon that defines the local geography. Beyond the immediate fields, the horizon carries the hazy, blue-gray suggestion of the Appalachian Mountains, which stand as silent sentinels thirty-six miles to the east. Nearby, the terrain rises into the geological embrace of Sugar Valley, while the proximity of State Game Land 295 ensures that the wilder, wooded character of the region remains undisturbed by the slow creep of modern development.

Lamar serves as a crossroads where the legacy of agrarian labor persists in the rhythm of daily life, marked by the steady hum of commerce and the turning of the seasons. The local economy finds its footing in the soil and the transit of goods, with the nearby Foster Joseph Sayers Lake providing a reservoir of stillness and recreation for those who live in the shadow of the ridges. History here is written in the fence lines and the architecture of older barns that dot the acreage, echoing the industrious spirit of early settlers who recognized the value of this land. Whether one is wandering toward the Stamm Trail or passing through the outskirts of the Howard State Nursery, the atmosphere of Lamar remains anchored in a profound, earthbound consistency that favors the patient observer.

About This Lamar Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lamar, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 41.016177, -77.531103. 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 Lamar includes the ZIP code (16848), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Clinton County (Lock Haven), and school district assignment (Keystone Central 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.