Bodines Pennsylvania Map

About Bodines, Pennsylvania

Bodines is a locality in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Bodines is located at 41.4504°N, 76.9725°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17722.

Bodines rests in a fold of the Allegheny Plateau, where the land begins its gradual, forested descent toward the Susquehanna River. It lies 14.5 miles north of Williamsport, PA (from Williamsport, PA: bearing 6°T), and is situated 15.1 miles north of South Williamsport. The terrain here is a study in muted greens and grays, a landscape sculpted by eons of weathering and water. Ridges, draped in oak and pine, run in long, undulating lines, their summits softened by the passage of time. Deep ravines, carved by unseen streams, offer pockets of shadow even on the brightest days, and the air carries the perpetual scent of damp earth and decaying leaves. The soil itself, a rich loam, supports a dense undergrowth of ferns and mosses, clinging to fallen logs and the exposed roots of ancient trees. In the late afternoon, the light filters through the canopy in long, slanted shafts, turning the dust motes into a slow, golden ballet. The story of Bodines is one of quiet perseverance, tied to the land and the meager bounty it offered. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of timber and perhaps a patch of fertile soil between the ridges, established a scattering of homesteads that eventually coalesced into the village. The local economy, once dependent on logging and small-scale farming, has largely shifted to a more diversified, though still modest, base. A few family-owned businesses, a general store that seems to have seen generations pass through its doors, and a scattering of workshops keep the pulse of Bodines beating. There's a palpable sense of continuity here, a feeling that the past isn't so much a distant memory as it is a subtle, ever-present current in the daily lives of its residents. The silence, broken only by the chirping of unseen birds or the distant hum of a passing car, is not an emptiness, but a fullness of lived experience.

About This Bodines Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bodines, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 41.450354, -76.972466. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Bodines and Lycoming County.

Detailed location data for Bodines includes the ZIP code (17771), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Lycoming County (Williamsport), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Bodines is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.