Revloc, Pennsylvania | |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | USA Pennsylvania#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Revloc |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Cambria |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Cambria |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 0.89 |
Area Land Km2: | 0.89 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 531 |
Population Density Km2: | 596.55 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 2060 |
Coordinates: | 40.4914°N -78.7644°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 15948 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 42-64288 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1184954 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.34 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.34 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 1543.60 |
Revloc is an unincorporated community and census-designated place[3] in Cambria Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located near the intersections of US Routes 422 and 219, and is approximately 2miles west of the borough of Ebensburg, the Cambria County seat. As of the 2010 census, the population of Revloc was 570.[4]
"Revloc" is the reverse-spelling of neighboring community Colver.[5]
The Revloc mine, located south of the community, was originally constructed by the Monroe Coal Company (also known as the Coleman & Weaver Company) in 1916–1917.[6] These mines later fell under the authority of Bethlehem Mining (BethEnergy), which operated them until the 1980s. In 1978, the Beaver County Times announced plans to reopen the mines after more than one year of closure, following a fire that resulted in over $10 million in losses. The original structures of the Revloc mines are still in existence, including a boiler house, an office building, and a red brick 1940s-era bathhouse.
The community of Revloc was founded in 1917 as a coal patch town to house the workers of the mines. The community was home to a notable amount of Eastern European immigrants, including those from Ukraine and Poland.