Elkland Township is a township in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, home to about 516 people across 38 square miles. Its ZIP code is 18616.
Homes sold for a median of $207 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Elkland Township; also Forksville and Forks Township
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Elkland Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)112 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Williamsport Regional Airport (IPT)26 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Philadelphia, PA130 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Elkland Township; 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.
Elkland Township had 549 residents in the 2020 census, down 10% since 2000.
It’s the 2147th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Sullivan County grew from 12,134 residents in 1900 to 5,840 in 2020.
Sullivan County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 78°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 53.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 70 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Laporte, PA weather station (9 miles away).
1,022 jobs at 156 businesses in Sullivan County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Elkland Township.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Physical and occupational therapists | 2 |
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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 (1 nearby)
Museums
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 Forksville, Forks Township, Hillsgrove and Overton.
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.