Ramblewood Pennsylvania Map

About Ramblewood, Pennsylvania

Ramblewood is a locality in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 769. The population density is 95.8 people per km². Ramblewood is located at 40.7238°N, 77.9432°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 19606, 17319, 16865.

Ramblewood anchors itself upon the firm, elevated earth of the Allegheny Plateau, where the persistent current of Spruce Creek carves a deliberate path through the landscape. It lies 7.2 miles southwest of State College, PA (from State College, PA: bearing 225°T), and is situated 6.4 miles south-southwest of Park Forest Village. The air here holds a crisp, terrestrial weight, unburdened by the humidity of the distant lowlands, while the horizon is defined by the faint, serrated silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains twenty-eight miles to the east. Within the immediate vicinity, Meadows Park offers a quiet expanse of green, serving as a social fulcrum where the ground slopes gently toward the nearby basin of Harrys Valley. A short distance away, the dark, still surface of Beaver Pond mirrors the changing sky, providing a sanctuary for the local fauna that drift between the water’s edge and the dense, structured growth of the Pennsylvania State University Experimental Forest.

Ramblewood carries the quiet, industrious character of a place built on the foundations of regional timber and mid-century agrarian commerce. The local economy has shifted from the raw extraction of the nineteenth century into a more measured rhythm, where the steady passage of hikers along the Indian Steps Trail reflects the modern emphasis on preserving the rugged character of the interior hills. Residents navigate their days with a methodical focus, moving between the brick storefronts that line the central district and the periphery where the forest encroaches upon private land. Life in Ramblewood is marked by the distinct, seasonal shift of light across the valley floor, a reminder that the land remains the primary architect of the daily schedule, demanding a respect for the slow, persistent cycle of growth and harvest that has defined this plateau for generations.

About This Ramblewood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ramblewood, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.723772, -77.943198. 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 Ramblewood includes the ZIP code (19606, 17319, 16865), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Centre County (Bellefonte), and school district assignment (State College Area 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.