RunvillePA
Population 425: a town settled in 1897.
Is Runville a good place to live?
Runville’s midpoint age is 60.8 years, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 43.2 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Runville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
425 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Runville: who provides what
Runville is unincorporated, so Centre County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Runville.
Runville has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The top destinations are College Township (20%), Boggs Township (11%) and Bellefonte (9%). Jobs based in Runville fell to 15 in 2023, 20 fewer than in 2013. In Runville, 4% of residents live below the poverty line. Half commute less than 10 miles.
| Runville | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Runville, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
A July afternoon gets to about 84° and a January night to 19°, and about 44 inches of snow fall in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Runville is
17% of adults smoke cigarettes in Runville. The share of adults in Runville who sleep under 7 hours is 35%.
| Runville | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Runville | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 11% | 8.8% |
| More adults with arthritis | 36.2% | 30.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.1% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a high hazard risk in Runville: inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Runville, 89% come from inland flooding. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in three fifths of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Beaver Stadium and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Runville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaBeaver Stadium
10 mi Stadium & arenaBryce Jordan Center
11 mi MuseumPalmer Museum of Art33 mi Theme parkDelGrosso's Amusement Park
11 mi GardenThe Arboretum at Penn State
12 mi MuseumPennsylvania Military MuseumPhoto credits
Beaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bryce Jordan Center: Robert J. La Verghetta, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Palmer Museum of Art: PalmerMuseumofArt, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Arboretum at Penn State: Daderot, Public domain · Pennsylvania Military Museum: Robert J. La Verghetta, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Runville
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Runville
About 0 of every 100 Runville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
100% of working residents leave Runville for work
Where Runville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Runville
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Runville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is in north-central Centre County, in the western part of Boggs Township. It sits in the valley of Wallace Run, a southward-flowing tributary of Bald Eagle Creek, part of the West Branch Susquehanna River watershed. Pennsylvania Route 144 is the main road through the community; it leads south and east 4 miles (6 km) to Milesburg and northwest up the Allegheny Front 9 miles (14 km) to Snow Shoe.
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- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,060 ft
Questions about Runville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Runville, PA a good place to live?
Runville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.