Liberty Township (Centre County) is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, home to about 1,875 people across 24 square miles. Its ZIP code is 16826, and parts of 16822 and 16841 are in Liberty Township (Centre County) too.
Homes sold for a median of $176 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Population1,87579 per sq mi
Median home value$160,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$176Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Walker Township (Centre County); part is in Liberty Township (Centre County)
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Around Liberty Township (Centre County)
Distances
Nearest major airport
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)138 miles away
Closer regional airport
State College Regional Airport (SCE)16 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Pittsburgh, PA128 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA150 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Liberty Township (Centre County); driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Liberty Township (Centre County)
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
Liberty Township (Centre County) had 1,815 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.
It’s the 1267th 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
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Liberty Township (Centre County).
Nearest hospitals
Mount Nittany Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · State College20.1 miles
Bucktail Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Renovo20.7 miles
Geisinger Jersey Shore HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Jersey Shore23.0 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
1
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 Liberty Township (Centre County)
Parks (2 nearby)
Bald Eagle State Park · 5,713 acres1.0 mi
Foster J. Sayers Memorial Park · 6 acres3.0 mi
Libraries
Friendship Community Library4.3 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Howard Area Museum Historical Society1.6 mi
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Keystone Central SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Liberty-Curtin El SchBlanchard
K–4
151
Public
3.5 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Walker Township (Centre County), Boggs Township (Centre County), Beech Creek Township, Howard Township, Beech Creek Borough, Howard Borough, Marion Township (Centre County), Curtin and Bald Eagle.
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