Welcome to Runville ...

Runville is located in Centre County<1>.

The location of Runville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Runville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Runville is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Runville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Runville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Runville.

• State College
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State College
  • State College is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for State College <4>
• Bellefonte
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
  • Bellefonte is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellefonte <4>
• Centre Hall
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hall
  • Centre Hall is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centre Hall <4>
• Milesburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milesburg
  • Milesburg is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milesburg <4>
• Millheim
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
  • Millheim is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millheim <4>
• Snow Shoe
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Shoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Shoe
  • Snow Shoe is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Shoe <4>
• Howard
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Howard is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <4>
• Beech Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
  • Beech Creek is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Creek <4>
• Port Matilda
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Matilda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Matilda
  • Port Matilda is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Matilda <4>
• Unionville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Unionville is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Runville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Runville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Runville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Runville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Runville. See our Newspapers Page for Runville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Runville ...

Looking for more information about Runville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Runville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Runville.

Adding Runville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Runville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Runville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Runville post office opened in 1897.

We also found Runville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Runville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Runville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/