Welcome to Lock Haven ...
The city of Lock Haven is located in Clinton County<1> and is the County Seat for Clinton County.
Lock Haven was established in 1769.
A typical abbreviation for Lock Haven: Lock Hvn. (or less commonly used: Lock Havn.)
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Lock Haven has a population of 8,777 people<2> (see below for details).
The community of Lock Haven is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Lock Haven lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Lock Haven is located in the (570) area code.
Websites for Lock Haven ...
Official Website: www.lockhavencity.org/
Chamber of Commerce: www.clintoncountyinfo.com/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lock Haven had an population of 8,777 people. This is a decrease of 10.18% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.07% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Lock Haven had a population of 9,772 people (which is 24.9% of the total population of Clinton County). This makes Lock Haven the county's most populous community.
The population of Lock Haven represents 0.08% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 72nd most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 9,772 people, the population of Lock Haven increased 6.81% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 9,149 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Lock Haven.
Communities Also Named Lock Haven ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lock Haven - it's located in Illinois.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lock Haven.
Communities near Lock Haven ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lock Haven.
- Hughesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Hughesville is located in Lycoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,024 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughesville <5>
- Avis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis
- Avis is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,476 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avis <5>
- Millheim
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millheim have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- Millheim is located in Centre County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millheim <5>
- Howard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Howard is located in Centre County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <5>
- Loganton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Loganton is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loganton <5>
- Salladasburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salladasburg
- Salladasburg is located in Lycoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Farrandsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farrandsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandsville
- Farrandsville is located in Clinton County
- McElhattan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElhattan
- McElhattan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McElhattan <5>
- Rote
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Youngdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngdale
- Youngdale is located in Clinton County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lock Haven. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lock Haven.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lock Haven. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lock Haven.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lock Haven. Our list includes 28 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Lock Haven.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lock Haven ...
Looking for more information about Lock Haven? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the Tourism page for Lock Haven, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lock Haven.
Adding Lock Haven to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lock Haven in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lock Haven was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Lock Haven on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lock Haven.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lock Haven: www.lockhavencity.org/
The official website for Clinton County: www.clintoncountypa.com/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Clinton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Lock Haven. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lock Haven - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |