Orviston Pennsylvania Map
Orviston, Pennsylvania — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Orviston, Centre County.
Interactive Map of Orviston, Pennsylvania
| City | Orviston |
| State | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| County | Centre |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 41.106452 |
| Longitude | -77.752218 |
| Population | 69 |
| Density | 111.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Orviston, Pennsylvania
Orviston is a locality in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 69. The population density is 111.7 people per km². Orviston is located at 41.1065°N, 77.7522°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16864.
Orviston rests in a fold of Centre County, where the land begins its slow, deliberate rise toward the Allegheny Front. It lies 22.3 miles north-north-east of State College, PA (from State College, PA: bearing 15°T), and is situated 8.8 miles west-north-west of Beech Creek. The terrain here is a testament to ancient forces, a landscape of rounded hills cloaked in oak and maple, their slopes often furrowed by the ephemeral paths of deer and the persistent work of water. Small streams, clear and cold even in the height of summer, thread their way through the valleys, their banks softened by ferns and moss, reflecting the dappled sunlight that filters through the dense canopy. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a clean, earthy scent, a mixture of damp soil and pine needles, a breath that feels both ancient and perpetually renewed. The character of Orviston is deeply tied to the land it inhabits, a history shaped by the demands of agriculture and the fleeting promise of industry. Once, the hum of machinery might have been heard, a brief echo of a different era, but now the quiet rhythm of farming and the steady presence of the surrounding forests define the local economy. The land itself is a primary resource, yielding its bounty to those who understand its temper. There are no grand monuments or bustling avenues in Orviston, but rather a quiet persistence, a sense of lives lived in concert with the seasons and the slow turning of the earth, where the faint scent of woodsmoke on a crisp autumn evening is a more potent marker than any painted sign.
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About This Orviston Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Orviston, 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 Orviston and Centre County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Orviston is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Orviston is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
