Lavelle Pennsylvania Map

About Lavelle, Pennsylvania

Lavelle is a locality in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 708. The population density is 241.1 people per km². Lavelle is located at 40.7634°N, 76.3827°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17943.

Lavelle occupies a space of quiet persistence where the land rises into modest, weathered slopes that catch the low, slanted light of late afternoon. It lies 11.2 miles west-northwest of Pottsville, PA (from Pottsville, PA: bearing 299°T), and is situated 9.4 miles east of Shamokin. Beyond the immediate reach of the houses, the terrain gives way to the darkened, mineral-rich soil that defines the regional character, a landscape shaped by the slow geologic pressure of the distant Appalachian Mountains visible as a faint, jagged ink-line on the horizon. Mahanoy Creek carves a narrow, persistent path through the lowlands nearby, its waters moving with a deliberate, somber rhythm that mirrors the steady, unchanging pace of the seasons in this part of the world. At the edge of the local grounds, Lavelle Playground offers a small, cleared space of grass and iron, providing a place for the evening air to settle, cooling the brick and timber of the surrounding dwellings as the shadows lengthen across the valley floors.

The history of Lavelle remains etched into the very earth, a legacy of anthracite extraction that once demanded the intense, concentrated labor of generations. While the heavy machinery of the past has long since retreated, the local economy retains a certain frugal, industrious spirit, favoring the quiet trade of small businesses and the maintenance of a landscape that has learned to reclaim its own scars. Two miles away, the Locust Summit Retention Pond serves as a still, reflective basin, holding the sky in a mirror of gray and blue that seems to stabilize the movement of the clouds above. Life in Lavelle moves with a careful, measured awareness of its own isolation, where the morning fog often clings to the ridges before burning away to reveal the persistent, unadorned beauty of the Pennsylvania interior.

About This Lavelle Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lavelle, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.76342, -76.382729. 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 Lavelle includes the ZIP code (17943), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Schuylkill County (Pottsville), and school district assignment (North Schuylkill 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.