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Spring Mills Pennsylvania Map

Explore Spring Mills, Pennsylvania, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Spring Mills, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Spring Mills, Pennsylvania Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Spring Mills, Pennsylvania. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Pennsylvania or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Spring Mills.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CitySpring Mills
StatePennsylvania (PA)
CountyCentre County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude40.853399
Longitude-77.567496
Population365
Density242.1 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code16875
Area Code215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County SeatBellefonte
School DistrictPenns Valley Area School District

About Spring Mills, Pennsylvania

Spring Mills is a locality in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 365. The population density is 242.1 people per km². Spring Mills is located at 40.8534°N, 77.5675°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16875.

Spring Mills emerges from the landscape as a quiet confluence of limestone and water, defined by the steady, cold-blooded passage of Penns Creek. It lies 15.8 miles east-northeast of State College, PA (from State College, PA: bearing 75°T), and is situated 9.4 miles east of Pleasant Gap. This limestone bedrock shapes the texture of the earth, where the low-lying fields of Georges Valley stretch outward toward the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains. Only five miles away, the dense, shadowed timber of Bald Eagle State Forest anchors the horizon, while the waters of Big Flat offer a still, reflective contrast to the constant movement of the creek. The air here holds a crisp, persistent clarity, cooling rapidly as the sun descends behind the ridges, casting long, thin shadows that stretch across the fields like ink on a page.

Spring Mills maintains a rhythm dictated by the soil and the seasons, a legacy of agricultural labor that has long defined the local economy. The architecture remains grounded in the vernacular of the region, where historic stone foundations suggest a permanence that persists despite the shifting tides of modern commerce. At the center of daily life, the Gregg Community & Family Recreation Center provides a gathering point for the residents, serving as a functional anchor for the neighborhood. For those seeking the solitude of the woods, the Ripka Trail offers a path through the surrounding terrain, winding through the brush and timber with a deliberate, unhurried pace. Life in Spring Mills persists with a quiet, observant grace, favoring the steady work of the harvest and the enduring presence of the landscape over the frantic acceleration of the outside world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Spring Mills Ballfield Park (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 274° W
  • Bald Eagle State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 2.9 mi, 145° SE
  • Penn's Cave & Wildlife Park (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 311° NW
  • Bells Majestic View (Viewpoint) — 3.5 mi, 118° SE
  • Poe Valley State Park (State Park) — 4.6 mi, 118° SE
  • Rothrock State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 5.2 mi, 215° SW
  • James Cleveland Memorial (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 290° W
  • Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 059° NE
  • Penns Creek Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 5.7 mi, 096° E
  • Centre County Grange Fairgrounds (Local Park) — 5.8 mi, 259° W
  • Old Centre Hall Pennsylvania Railroad Depot (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 261° W
  • Penn State University Land Acquisition (Local Park) — 6.5 mi, 259° W
  • PSU Land Acquisition (Local Recreation) — 6.5 mi, 259° W
  • Railroad Bed Historical Marker (Historic Ruins) — 7.9 mi, 099° E
  • Beer Tap (Attraction) — 9.1 mi, 232° SW
  • Thickhead Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 9.5 mi, 222° SW
  • Northeast Fishery Center (Nature Reserve) — 10.4 mi, 010° N
  • Bald Eagle State Park (State Park) — 11.2 mi, 340° N
  • CCC Monument (stone fireplace and chimney) (Historic Ruins) — 11.2 mi, 219° SW
  • Tall Timbers Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.7 mi, 110° E
  • Via Air Mail (Public Artwork) — 11.7 mi, 290° W
  • American Philatelic Center (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 289° W
  • Deeded Square Inches (Attraction) — 12.0 mi, 256° W
  • Bear Meadows Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.5 mi, 231° SW
  • Spring Creek Canyon (Nature Reserve) — 12.6 mi, 272° W
  • M60A3 Tank (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 248° W
  • Art Alliance (Arts Centre) — 13.5 mi, 257° W
  • Penn State All-Sports Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 259° W
  • Pilato Studios (Gallery) — 15.7 mi, 256° W
  • Douglas Albert Gallery (Gallery) — 15.8 mi, 255° W

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About This Spring Mills Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Spring Mills, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.853399, -77.567496. 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 Spring Mills includes the ZIP code (16875), 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 (Penns Valley Area School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.