Runville Pennsylvania Map

About Runville, Pennsylvania

Runville is a locality in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 299. The population density is 199.4 people per km². Runville is located at 40.9645°N, 77.8400°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16823.

Runville occupies a quiet stretch of land where the steady flow of Wallace Run defines the rhythm of the local geography. It lies 11.9 miles north of State College, PA (from State College, PA: bearing 5°T), and is situated 4.8 miles northwest of Bellefonte. The surrounding terrain rises into modest, wooded elevations that hold the morning mist long after the sun has climbed above the horizon. To the west, the Appalachian Mountains appear as a faint, jagged ink-line against the sky, while the immediate landscape is shaped by the subtle dip of Brower Hollow and the dense, quiet acreage of State Game Land 103. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and cooling timber, a sensory reminder of the proximity to the Howard State Nursery and the expanse of wilder country that stretches toward the Snow Shoe Reservoir.

Runville maintains a modest pace of life, anchored by a history of labor and the persistent influence of the land itself. Residents often move with a measured, deliberate gait, their days marked by the intersection of small-scale industry and the seasonal demands of the surrounding forest. The presence of nearby trails like the Rock Run Trail invites a slow exploration of the region’s topography, where the ground is firm and the silence is broken only by the movement of wildlife. While the economic character of the region has shifted over the decades, the fundamental connection to the landscape remains, visible in the way the light catches the metallic hues of the creek beds or the deep, muted greens of the woods as the day fades into a cool, clear evening.

About This Runville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Runville, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.964504, -77.840004. 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 Runville includes the ZIP code (16823), 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 (Bald Eagle 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.