Millheim is a borough in Centre County, Pennsylvania, home to about 777 people across 1.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 16854, and parts of 16820 are in Millheim too.
Homes sold for a median of $153 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population777589 per sq mi
Median home value$246,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$153Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Millheim. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
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Around Millheim
Distances
Nearest major airport
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)126 miles away
Closer regional airport
State College Regional Airport (SCE)20 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Baltimore, MD119 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA137 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Millheim; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Millheim
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
Millheim had 831 residents in the 2020 census, up 11% since 2000.
It’s the 1933rd 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 (about a mile 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 Millheim.
Nearest hospitals
Geisinger-Lewistown HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Lewistown21.0 miles
Mount Nittany Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · State College22.8 miles
Geisinger Jersey Shore HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Jersey Shore23.8 miles
Providers with an office here
Chiropractors
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 Millheim
Parks (2 nearby)
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Park · 7 acres0.2 mi
Grocery stores
Burkholder's Country Market1.2 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Penns Valley Area Historical Museum - The Rudy-Corman Building1.0 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Woodward Quarry Amphitheatre4.0 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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