Runville, PA

Runville sits in western Boggs Township in Centre County, in the valley of Wallace Run where the stream heads toward Bald Eagle Creek and the West Branch Susquehanna watershed. Pennsylvania Route 144 is the main road through the community, running southeast to Milesburg and northwest toward Snow Shoe and the Allegheny Front. The road, creek, and wooded slopes give Runville a narrow north-central Pennsylvania shape. It is a place read through the valley: houses and side roads gather along Route 144, while the surrounding hills quickly take over beyond the pavement.

Runville was first listed as a census-designated place before the 2020 census, a statistical label for a community that remains part of Boggs Township and is not an incorporated town. The 2026 township directory lists the municipal office and road crew at 1270 Runville Road, with supervisors meeting on the first Tuesday of the month. PennDOT's 2026 project along Route 144 includes drainage improvements, headwalls, end walls, grading, and paving between Runville and Wingate. Runville's practical map is therefore a creek valley and a state road, with township work keeping the connection open through the Centre County hills.