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Welcome to State College ...

State College is located in Centre County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of State College, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, State College has a population of 41,673 people<2> (see below for details).

State College is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, State College had an population of 41,673 people. This is a decrease of 0.86% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.47% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, State College had a population of 42,034 people (or 27.25% of the total population of Centre County). This makes State College the county's most populous community.

The population of State College represents 0.33% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 12th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 42,034 people, the population of State College increased 9.41% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 38,420 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for State College.

Communities Also Named State College ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named State College - it's located in Georgia.

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

Websites for State College ...

Official Website: www.gov.state-college.pa.us/

Communities near State College ...

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

  • Bellefonte
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Burnham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
    • Burnham is located in Mifflin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnham <4>
  • Centre Hall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Milesburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Snow Shoe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Shoe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Howard
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Port Matilda
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Matilda have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Petersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Petersburg is located in Huntingdon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <4>
  • Unionville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pine Grove Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Mills
    • Pine Grove Mills is located in Centre County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Grove Mills <4>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around State College. Our list includes 14 papers. See our Newspapers Page for State College.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for State College ...

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

Adding State College to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of State College 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 State College was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the State College post office opened in 1874.

We also found State College on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for State College.

The official website for State College: www.gov.state-college.pa.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Centre, 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 State College.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around State College - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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