Yarnell Pennsylvania Map

About Yarnell, Pennsylvania

Yarnell is a locality in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 83. The population density is 478.3 people per km². Yarnell is located at 40.9978°N, 77.8108°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16823.

Yarnell occupies a quiet corridor of land where the earth rises in slow, deliberate folds, defined by the persistent flow of Little Marsh Creek as it carves through the local terrain. It lies 14.4 miles north of State College, PA (from State College, PA: bearing 10°T), and is situated 6.1 miles north-northwest of Bellefonte. The landscape here is characterized by a deep, verdant stillness, with the dense green of State Game Land 092 pressing against the outskirts of the settlement, offering a buffer of wild, unmanaged timber. In the distance, the silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains frame the horizon, their jagged lines softening under the shifting weight of the afternoon clouds. The air often carries a crisp, mineral edge, sharpened by the proximity of the surrounding woodland and the damp, cool breath that rises from the creek beds when the sun begins to retreat behind the ridge.

Yarnell maintains a character shaped by the slow, steady endurance of the interior plateau, far removed from the frantic pace of the urban centers to the east. Residents look toward the nearby expanse of Foster Joseph Sayers Lake or the quiet depths of Holt Hollow to mark the seasons, finding a rhythm in the changing light that filters through the canopy of the Howard State Nursery. While the local economy remains tethered to the land and the modest commerce of a rural crossroads, the influence of the region's broader industrial history lingers in the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the older dwellings. Life here proceeds with a functional grace, where the silence of the woods and the persistent, low-frequency murmur of the water provide the primary backdrop for the daily work of the people.

About This Yarnell Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Yarnell, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.997837, -77.810837. 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 Yarnell 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.