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 572. The population density is 148.8 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 lies cradled by the rolling hills of Schuylkill County, a landscape etched with the memory of coal and the enduring green of forest. It lies 25.2 miles west-south-west of Hazleton, PA (from Hazleton, PA: bearing 238°T), and is situated 9.4 miles east of Shamokin. The terrain here rises and falls with a quiet persistence, the slopes often softened by a generous cloak of trees, their leaves rustling with a sound like distant, whispered secrets. Small streams, born from the higher ground, meander through the hollows, their waters clear and cold, reflecting the pale, often overcast, Pennsylvania sky. The air carries a clean, damp scent of earth and pine, particularly after a rain, when the very ground seems to exhale a sigh of contentment. The houses of Lavelle are scattered, some clustered together, others standing sentinel on their own patch of land, their windows often gazing out at the undulating horizon. The history of Lavelle is intrinsically tied to the veins of anthracite that once pulsed beneath its soil, a legacy still felt in the quietude of its present. Though the deep mines have long since closed, the echoes of that industrial past linger, shaping the character of the place and its people. The local economy, once dominated by the black gold, has since diversified, with many residents finding work in neighboring communities or in the growing service sector, yet a connection to the land remains. The surrounding area, with its mix of woodland and cleared fields, hints at a history of both extraction and cultivation. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling tourist attractions, but rather a subtle beauty in the everyday, in the way the late afternoon sun casts long shadows across the fields, painting them in hues of gold and russet before the cool embrace of evening descends.

About This Lavelle Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lavelle, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.76342, -76.382729. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Lavelle and Schuylkill County.

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). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Lavelle is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.