Valley View Pennsylvania Map

About Valley View, Pennsylvania

Valley View is a locality in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,595. The population density is 164.4 people per km². Valley View is located at 40.6459°N, 76.5391°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 19073, 16823, 17983.

Valley View emerges from the landscape as a quiet intersection of limestone earth and the persistent, low-slung geography of the Pennsylvania interior. It lies 7.4 miles north-northeast of State College, PA (from State College, PA: bearing 12°T), and is situated 7.8 miles northeast of Park Forest Village. The Buffalo Run traces a path just past the outskirts, its waters cutting a narrow, rhythmic course through the soil that dictates the orientation of the local streets and the lean of the older fences. To the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains serves as a constant, stoic backdrop against the evening sky, while the immediate terrain is defined by the steep, shadowed descent into Brower Hollow. On days when the humidity lifts, the air carries a crisp, mineral quality, smelling faintly of damp shale and the deep, silent growth of the nearby Howard State Nursery, where the saplings wait in orderly, disciplined rows.

Valley View sustains itself through a steady, pragmatic relationship with the land, echoing the long-standing traditions of agriculture and regional industry that have defined these inland plains for generations. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of those accustomed to the shifting seasons, punctuated by the weekend activity at Benner Township Municipal Park, which serves as the primary gathering point for residents. The economic heartbeat remains tethered to the broader regional networks, though a local affinity for self-reliance persists in the way the storefronts and homes are maintained. Visitors seeking a different pace often head toward the waters of Rockview Reservoir or test their endurance on the Sand Rock Trail, finding in the quietude of these landmarks a reflection of the same endurance that keeps Valley View anchored firmly to its foundation.

About This Valley View Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Valley View, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.64592, -76.539128. 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 Valley View includes the ZIP code (19073, 16823, 17983), 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 (Tri-Valley 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.