Franklin Township (Snyder County) is a township in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, home to about 2,072 people across 28 square miles. Its ZIP code is 17861, and parts of 17842 are in Franklin Township (Snyder County) too.
Homes sold for a median of $114 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
All in Franklin Township (Snyder County)
Mostly Center Township (Snyder County); part is in Franklin Township (Snyder County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Franklin Township (Snyder County). 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)115 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Williamsport Regional Airport (IPT)31 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Baltimore, MD106 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA114 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Franklin Township (Snyder County); 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.
Franklin Township (Snyder County) had 2,213 residents in the 2020 census, up 6% since 2000.
It’s the 1184th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Snyder County grew from 17,304 residents in 1900 to 39,736 in 2020.
Snyder County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 41.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Selinsgrove Penn Vly Ap, PA weather station (10 miles away).
14,861 jobs at 900 businesses in Snyder 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 (4 nearby)
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 Center Township (Snyder County), Middlecreek Township (Snyder County), Middleburg, Washington Township (Snyder County) and Jackson Township (Snyder 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.