College is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, home to about 10,540 people across 19 square miles. Its ZIP code is 16851, and parts of 16801, 16802, 16803 and 16827 are in College too.
Homes sold for a median of $184 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
All in College
Mostly State College; part is in College
Mostly State College; part is in College
Part is in College, part in State College and Patton
Mostly Harris; part is in College
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside College. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)127 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | State College Regional Airport (SCE)4 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Baltimore, MD122 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA153 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of College; 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.
College had 10,762 residents in the 2020 census, up 27% since 2000.
It’s the 252nd largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Centre County grew from 42,894 residents in 1900 to 158,172 in 2020.
Centre County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 41.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 44 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, State College, PA weather station (about a mile away).
44,569 jobs at 3,344 businesses in Centre County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
13 doctors and other health care providers list an office in College.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 13 |
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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 (54 nearby)
Grocery stores (15 nearby)
Pharmacies (4 nearby)
Libraries (5 nearby)
Museums (12 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (13 nearby)
Counts are within about 3 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.
Sports teams
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
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Shares ZIP codes with State College, Patton, Ferguson, Harris and Benner.
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.