Welcome to Philipsburg ...

Philipsburg is located in Centre County<1>.

The location of Philipsburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Philipsburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Philipsburg has a population of 2,706 people<3> (see below for details).

Philipsburg is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Philipsburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Philipsburg had an population of 2,706 people. This is a decrease of 2.31% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.45% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Philipsburg had a population of 2,770 people. This makes Philipsburg the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Philipsburg represents 0.02% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 340th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,770 people, the population of Philipsburg decreased 9.36% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,056 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Philipsburg.

Communities Also Named Philipsburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Philipsburg: This one is located in Centre County and the other is located in Fayette County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 3 communities that are also named Philipsburg - they are located in Montana and Quebec.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Philipsburg.

Communities near Philipsburg ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Philipsburg.

• Clearfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
  • Clearfield is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearfield <5>
• Tyrone
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
  • Tyrone is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <5>
• Curwensville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curwensville
  • Curwensville is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curwensville <5>
• Osceola Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Mills
  • Osceola Mills is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola Mills <5>
• Snow Shoe
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Shoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Shoe
  • Snow Shoe is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Shoe <5>
• Houtzdale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houtzdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houtzdale
  • Houtzdale is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houtzdale <5>
• Irvona
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvona
  • Irvona is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvona <5>
• Port Matilda
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Matilda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Matilda
  • Port Matilda is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Matilda <5>
• Coalport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalport
  • Coalport is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coalport <5>
• Ramey
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
  • Ramey is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people

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 Philipsburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Philipsburg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Philipsburg. 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 Philipsburg.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Philipsburg. See our Newspapers Page for Philipsburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Philipsburg ...

Looking for more information about Philipsburg? 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 Philipsburg, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Philipsburg.

Adding Philipsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Philipsburg 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 Philipsburg was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Philipsburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Philipsburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/