Lumber City Pennsylvania Map

About Lumber City, Pennsylvania

Lumber City is a locality in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 75. The population density is 109.7 people per km². Lumber City is located at 40.6603°N, 77.6008°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17084.

Lumber City unfolds in a gentle embrace of rolling hills, where the scent of pine needles mingles with the damp earth of the Susquehanna River valley. It lies 16.4 miles south-east of State College, PA (from State College, PA: bearing 124°T), and is situated 4.5 miles north-north-west of Lewistown. The land here is a study in muted greens and browns, a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent work of water and wind. Small farms, their fields etched with the geometry of cultivation, punctuate the wilder stretches of woodland that climb the slopes. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a quiet coolness, a breath drawn from the deep forests and the wide, unhurried flow of the river. The sky overhead often stretches in vast, pale expanses, broken by the occasional hawk circling on unseen currents. The very name Lumber City whispers of a past deeply entwined with the bounty of these forests. Once, the roar of saws and the rumble of log drives echoed through these valleys, a testament to an era when timber was king and the river served as a powerful artery for commerce. The local economy, though diversified now, still carries the echoes of that foundational industry, with agriculture and smaller manufacturing enterprises filling the spaces left by logging's decline. The community itself possesses a quiet resilience, a character forged not in grand pronouncements but in the steady, consistent rhythm of everyday life. The river remains a constant presence, its placid surface reflecting the changing moods of the sky, a silent witness to the enduring story of Lumber City.

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This page provides an interactive Google map of Lumber City, Pennsylvania with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Lumber City and Mifflin County.

Detailed location data for Lumber City includes the ZIP code (16833), 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 (Mifflin County 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 Lumber City is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.