Fishing Creek is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, home to about 1,361 people across 28 square miles. Its ZIP code is 17859, and parts of 17878 are in Fishing Creek too.
Homes sold for a median of $118 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Fishing Creek; also Orange and Greenwood Township (Columbia County)
Mostly Benton Township (Columbia County); part is in Fishing Creek
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Fishing Creek. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)105 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Williamsport Regional Airport (IPT)30 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Philadelphia, PA101 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Fishing Creek; 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.
Fishing Creek had 1,523 residents in the 2020 census, up 9% since 2000.
It’s the 1520th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Columbia County grew from 39,896 residents in 1900 to 64,727 in 2020.
Columbia 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 16°F. About 48.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 46 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Benton 3 Ne, PA weather station (8 miles away).
22,886 jobs at 1,428 businesses in Columbia County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
7 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fishing Creek.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Physical and occupational therapists | 7 |
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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)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Counts are within about 3.5 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 Orange, Greenwood Township (Columbia County), Orangeville, Benton Township (Columbia County), New Columbus, Huntington Township (Luzerne County), North Centre, Stillwater and Scott Township (Columbia County).
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.