Muddy Creek is a township in Butler County, Pennsylvania, home to about 2,025 people across 23 square miles. Its ZIP code is 16051, and parts of 16037 and 16052 are in Muddy Creek too.
Homes sold for a median of $271 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Muddy Creek; also Perry Township (Lawrence County) and Slippery Rock Township (Lawrence County)
Mostly Lancaster Township (Butler County); part is in Muddy Creek
Mostly Prospect; part is in Muddy Creek
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Muddy Creek. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)30 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Pittsburgh, PA34 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA270 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Muddy Creek; 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.
Muddy Creek had 2,207 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.
It’s the 1209th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Butler County grew from 56,962 residents in 1900 to 193,763 in 2020.
Butler 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 17°F. About 45.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Slippery Rock 1 Ssw, PA weather station (10 miles away).
86,610 jobs at 5,083 businesses in Butler County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
7 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Muddy Creek.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 5 |
|---|---|
| Physical and occupational therapists | 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.
Parks (3 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 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.
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portersville Christian SchoolPortersville | K–12 | 214 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 0.2 mi |
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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Shares ZIP codes with Lancaster Township (Butler County), Jackson Township (Butler County), Prospect, Harmony Borough, Perry Township (Lawrence County), Slippery Rock Township (Lawrence County), Franklin Township (Butler County), Connoquenessing, Worth Township (Butler County), Franklin Township (Beaver County) and Portersville.
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.