Shippen Township (Tioga County) is a township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, home to about 477 people across 49 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 16901.
Homes sold for a median of $139 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Population47710 per sq mi
Median home value$217,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$139Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Wellsboro; part is in Shippen Township (Tioga County)
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Around Shippen Township (Tioga County)
Distances
Nearest major airport
Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC)97 miles away
Closer regional airport
Elmira Corning Regional Airport (ELM)36 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Buffalo, NY112 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA165 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Shippen Township (Tioga County); driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Shippen Township (Tioga 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
Shippen Township (Tioga County) had 500 residents in the 2020 census, up 6% since 2000.
It’s the 2184th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Tioga County grew from 49,086 residents in 1900 to 41,045 in 2020.
Tioga 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 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 42.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 61 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wellsboro 4 Sw, PA weather station (5 miles away).
Jobs in Tioga County
10,628 jobs at 868 businesses in Tioga County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
152 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Shippen Township (Tioga County).
Nearest hospitals
Upmc WellsboroCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · WellsboroUnder a mile
Troy Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Troy26.7 miles
Corning HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Corning30.8 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
20
Specialist doctors
22
Dentists
7
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
39
Mental health providers
31
Physical and occupational therapists
26
Optometrists
4
Chiropractors
3
Pharmacies
5
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 Shippen Township (Tioga County)
Parks (4 nearby)
Woodland Park · 5 acres1.1 mi
Packer Park · 4 acres1.0 mi
Wellsboro Park (The Green) · 2 acres0.7 mi
Celi’s Music Park0.8 mi
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Tops1.0 mi
Weis2.1 mi
Pag-Omar Farms Market3.6 mi
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Rite Aid0.9 mi
CVS Pharmacy1.0 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Green Free Library0.6 mi
Counts are within about 4.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Wellsboro Area SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Charlotte Lappla El SchWellsboro
K–1
156
Public
0.5 mi
Don Gill El SchWellsboro
2–4
287
Public
0.5 mi
Rock L Butler MSWellsboro
5–8
433
Public
0.9 mi
Wellsboro Area HSWellsboro
9–12
496
Public
1.5 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Trinity Lutheran SchoolWellsboro
Pre-K–6
89
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
0.4 mi
Stony Fork Mennonite SchoolWellsboro
1–9
21
Mennonite
5.1 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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