Snow Shoe Township is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, home to about 1,694 people across 84 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 16829 and 16859, and parts of 16874 are in Snow Shoe Township too.
Homes sold for a median of $147 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Snow Shoe Township; also Burnside Township (Centre County)
Mostly Snow Shoe Township; also Burnside Township (Centre County)
All in Snow Shoe Township
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Snow Shoe Township. 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)125 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | State College Regional Airport (SCE)15 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Pittsburgh, PA114 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA164 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Snow Shoe Township; 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.
Snow Shoe Township had 1,621 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.
It’s the 1347th 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).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 44.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 50 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Clarence, PA weather station (about a mile away).
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).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Snow Shoe Township’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 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.
Parks (2 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 6 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.
Public schools here are run by Bald Eagle Area SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountaintop Area El SchSnow Shoe | K–5 | 104 | Public | 1.4 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 Snow Shoe Borough and Burnside Township (Centre County).
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.