Barnett Township (Forest County) is a township in Forest County, Pennsylvania, home to about 328 people across 34 square miles. Its ZIP code is 16217, and parts of 15828, 16239 and 16260 are in Barnett Township (Forest County) too.
Homes sold for a median of $425 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Mostly Barnett Township (Forest County); also Farmington Township (Clarion County)
Mostly Barnett Township (Jefferson County); part is in Barnett Township (Forest County)
Mostly Jenks; part is in Barnett Township (Forest County)
Mostly Farmington Township (Clarion County); part is in Barnett Township (Forest County)
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| Nearest major airport | Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)84 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | DuBois Regional Airport (DUJ)19 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Pittsburgh, PA78 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA231 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Barnett Township (Forest County); driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Barnett Township (Forest County) had 309 residents in the 2020 census, down 11% since 2000.
It’s the 2331st largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Forest County grew from 11,039 residents in 1900 to 6,973 in 2020.
Forest County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 46.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cooksburg 2 Nw, PA weather station (4 miles away).
721 jobs at 95 businesses in Forest County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Barnett Township (Forest County).
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (3 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Jenks, Farmington Township (Clarion County), Green Township, Barnett Township (Jefferson County), Howe Township (Forest County) and Kingsley.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.