Curtin is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, home to about 507 people across 43 square miles. Its ZIP code is 16864, and parts of 16841 are in Curtin too.
Homes sold for a median of $194 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
All in Curtin
Mostly Walker Township (Centre County); part is in Curtin
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Curtin. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)138 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | State College Regional Airport (SCE)14 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Pittsburgh, PA126 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA151 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Curtin; 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.
Curtin had 494 residents in the 2020 census, down 10% since 2000.
It’s the 2157th 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 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 44.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 50 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Clarence, PA weather station (14 miles 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).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (2 nearby)
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums (2 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 4.5 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Walker Township (Centre County), Liberty Township (Centre County), Boggs Township (Centre County), Howard Township, Howard Borough and Marion Township (Centre County).
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