Ravine Pennsylvania Map

About Ravine, Pennsylvania

Ravine is a locality in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 622. The population density is 220.1 people per km². Ravine is located at 40.5686°N, 76.3937°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 17963, 17966.

Ravine holds a quiet authority over the landscape, where the persistent current of Swatara Creek carves a path through the earth just steps from the quiet residential lanes. It lies 13.4 miles southwest of Pottsville, PA (from Pottsville, PA: bearing 235°T), and is situated 9.1 miles northwest of Bethel. The topography here avoids the dramatic verticality of the distant Appalachian Mountains, favoring instead a steady, rhythmic succession of rises and hollows that define the local horizon. To the north, the land leans into the sheltered quiet of State Game Land 229, a sprawling expanse of managed woodland that acts as a natural buffer against the wider world. The light in the late afternoon possesses a particular clarity, catching the pale limestone dust on the roads and turning the surrounding fields into a mosaic of muted ochre and deep, enduring green.

Ravine bears the subtle, indelible marks of an economy once tethered to the extraction and movement of subterranean wealth, a heritage that lingers in the sturdy architecture of the older dwellings. While the industrial fervor of the past has softened, the local character remains defined by a pragmatic, measured pace that mirrors the steady flow of nearby water. Residents often look toward the tranquil surface of Sweet Arrow Lake for a reprieve from the workday, or traverse the landscape toward the distant Monroe Valley to observe the seasonal shifts in the agricultural cycle. Life in Ravine unfolds with a consistency that values the reliable over the fleeting, grounded by the steady persistence of the creek and the quiet, observant silence of the woods.

About This Ravine Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ravine, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.568611, -76.393656. 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 Ravine includes the ZIP code (17963, 17966), 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 (Pine Grove 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.