Howard Township is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, home to about 766 people across 18 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 16841.
Homes sold for a median of $194 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population76643 per sq mi
Median home value$238,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$194Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Walker Township (Centre County); part is in Howard Township
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Howard Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Howard Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)138 miles away
Closer regional airport
State College Regional Airport (SCE)15 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Pittsburgh, PA127 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA150 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Howard Township; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Howard Township
U.S. Representative · Pennsylvania’s 15th DistrictGlenn Thompson (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Howard Township had 875 residents in the 2020 census, down 5% since 2000.
It’s the 1946th 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).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 42.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 35 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Millheim, PA weather station (14 miles away).
Jobs in Centre County
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).
Health care
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Howard Township.
Nearest hospitals
Mount Nittany Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · State College18.7 miles
Bucktail Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Renovo21.5 miles
Geisinger Jersey Shore HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Jersey Shore24.4 miles
Providers with an office here
Dentists
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
2
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.
Places in and around Howard Township
Parks (1 nearby)
Bald Eagle State Park · 5,713 acres0.8 mi
Libraries
Friendship Community Library5.7 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Howard Area Museum Historical Society0.7 mi
Counts are within about 3 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Bald Eagle Area SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Howard El SchHoward
K–5
87
Public
0.8 mi
Private schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Little Nittany SchoolHoward
1–8
20
Amish
4.0 mi
Marsh Creek Parochial SchoolHoward
1–8
19
Amish
2.8 mi
Sunny Meadow Parochial SchoolHoward
1–8
28
Amish
5.0 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Walker Township (Centre County), Liberty Township (Centre County), Boggs Township (Centre County), Howard Borough, Marion Township (Centre County) and Curtin.
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