Town guide

Beech Creek Township, Pennsylvania

Beech Creek Township is a township in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, home to about 900 people across 94 square miles. Its ZIP code is 16822.

Homes sold for a median of $217 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population90010 per sq mi
Median home value$223,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$217Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Beech Creek Township

1 ZIP code
Beech Creek, PA16822 Buyer’s market $217/sq ft +46.3% vs. last year 9.6 months of supply · 0% sold over asking

Mostly Beech Creek Township; also Beech Creek Borough and Liberty Township (Centre County)

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Around Beech Creek Township

Distances

Nearest major airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)140 miles away
Closer regional airportState College Regional Airport (SCE)21 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Pittsburgh, PA133 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA149 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Beech Creek Township; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Beech Creek Township

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Beech Creek Township had 972 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.

It’s the 1837th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

Clinton County grew from 29,197 residents in 1900 to 37,450 in 2020.

Beech Creek Township population by census2000: 1,010, 2010: 1,015, 2020: 9721,01020001,01520109722020

Clinton County, 1900–2020

Clinton County population, 1900 to 20201900: 29,197, 1910: 31,545, 1920: 33,555, 1930: 32,319, 1940: 34,557, 1950: 36,532, 1960: 37,619, 1970: 37,721, 1980: 38,971, 1990: 37,182, 2000: 37,914, 2010: 39,238, 2020: 37,45029K’00’1034K’20’3035K’40’5038K’60’7039K’80’9038K’00’1037K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 41.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 30 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Beech Creek TownshipJan: high 35°F, low 18°F, 2.8 in; Feb: high 38°F, low 19°F, 2.2 in; Mar: high 48°F, low 27°F, 3.1 in; Apr: high 62°F, low 36°F, 3.6 in; May: high 73°F, low 47°F, 4 in; Jun: high 80°F, low 57°F, 3.8 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 61°F, 4.1 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 60°F, 4.2 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 53°F, 4.3 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 41°F, 3.8 in; Nov: high 51°F, low 31°F, 3 in; Dec: high 40°F, low 24°F, 3 in35°18°Jan2.838°19°Feb2.248°27°Mar3.162°36°Apr3.673°47°May4.080°57°Jun3.885°61°Jul4.183°60°Aug4.276°53°Sep4.364°41°Oct3.851°31°Nov3.040°24°Dec3.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lock Haven Sewage Plt, PA weather station (9 miles away).

Jobs in Clinton County

10,683 jobs at 801 businesses in Clinton County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Clinton CountyManufacturing: 3,005 jobs; Retail trade: 1,833 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,521 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,146 jobs; Construction: 655 jobs; Other services: 596 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 422 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 395 jobsManufacturing 28% Retail trade 17% Health care and social assistance 14% Hotels and restaurants 11% Construction 6% Other services 6% Transportation and warehousing 4% Mining, oil and gas 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Beech Creek Township.

Nearest hospitals

  • Geisinger Jersey Shore HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Jersey Shore18.4 miles
  • Bucktail Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Renovo18.5 miles
  • Mount Nittany Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · State College24.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Mental health providers1
Chiropractors1

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.

Places in and around Beech Creek Township

Parks (8 nearby)

  • Bald Eagle State Park · 5,713 acres5.7 mi
  • Mill Hall Park · 16 acres5.5 mi
  • Porter Township Park · 15 acres5.7 mi
  • Foster J. Sayers Memorial Park · 6 acres1.8 mi
  • Beech Creek Community Park · 5 acres0.6 mi
  • Beech Creek Community Park · 3 acres0.6 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • Walmart Supercenter5.9 mi
  • Weis6.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • CVS Pharmacy7.8 mi
  • Keller & Munro8.1 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Friendship Community Library0.7 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Howard Area Museum Historical Society6.3 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Millbrook Playhouse5.7 mi

Counts are within about 6.5 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.

Schools in Beech Creek Township

Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Locust Grove Amish SchoolBeech Creek1–817Amish3.3 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Beech Creek Borough, Liberty Township (Centre County) and Bald Eagle.

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