Knox Township (Clearfield County) is a township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, home to about 639 people across 26 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 16861 and 16863.
Homes sold for a median of $98 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Mostly Knox Township (Clearfield County); also Jordan Township (Clearfield County) and Ferguson Township
Mostly Knox Township (Clearfield County); also Pike Township (Clearfield County) and Boggs Township (Clearfield County)
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| Nearest major airport | Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)94 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | DuBois Regional Airport (DUJ)28 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Pittsburgh, PA83 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA188 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Knox Township (Clearfield 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.
Knox Township (Clearfield County) had 597 residents in the 2020 census, down 15% since 2000.
It’s the 2046th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Clearfield County grew from 80,614 residents in 1900 to 80,562 in 2020.
Clearfield County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 48.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 63 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Grampian 1e, PA weather station (7 miles away).
25,320 jobs at 1,910 businesses in Clearfield County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Knox Township (Clearfield County)’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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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.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
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 Pike Township (Clearfield County), Boggs Township (Clearfield County), Lawrence Township (Clearfield County), Jordan Township (Clearfield County) and Ferguson Township.
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.