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Country around Beech Creek is a rural area of about 1,784 people in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 25 miles from State College, PA and 128 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $746 a month.
1,784people
$200kTypical home
$746/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
38"Snow
192Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,784 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 25 mi to State College, PA
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,261/mo)
- Median rent $746/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (974 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to SCE airport
- 135 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,168 ft
- 139 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 73 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clinton County: R+41 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.