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Country around Spruce Creek is a rural area of about 353 people in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 14 miles from State College, PA and 101 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $259k and rent runs about $2k a month.
353people
$259kTypical home
$1,556/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
35"Snow
190Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 353 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 14 mi to State College, PA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $259k (≈$1,635/mo)
- Median rent $1,556/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 190 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 175 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (11 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (715 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to SCE airport
- 114 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,007 ft
- 123 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 206 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 55 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Huntingdon County: R+53 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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