Clinton County is a county in Pennsylvania, United States, in the north-central part of the state along the West Branch Susquehanna River. It had a population of 37,450 at the 2020 census and covers 897 square miles (2,320 km2) centred near 41°14′N 77°38′W.
Lock Haven is the county seat, and its postal code is 17745. The county has one city, seven boroughs, twenty townships, and a number of unincorporated communities and census-designated places. Clinton County runs on Eastern time.
Towns & Villages in Clinton County
Clinton County’s settled places range from Lock Haven, its only city, down to boroughs, census-designated places (CDPs) and small unincorporated hamlets scattered through the Allegheny Plateau and the Bald Eagle and Sproul mountain ranges. CDPs are unincorporated but Census-Bureau-recognized; Unincorp. entries are place names with no municipal government of their own, usually a crossroads, a former lumber camp, or a rail-era settlement.
| Place | Type | Township | Pop. | ZIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lock Haven | City · seat | — | — | 17745 |
| Avis | Town | Colebrook | — | 17721 |
| Beech Creek | Town | Beech Creek | — | 16822 |
| Flemington | Town | Wayne | — | 17745 |
| Loganton | Town | Logan | — | 17747 |
| Mill Hall | Town | Bald Eagle | — | 17751 |
| Renovo | Town | Renovo | — | 17764 |
| South Renovo | Town | Chapman | — | 17764 |
| Castanea | CDP | Castanea | — | 17726 |
| Dunnstown | CDP | Bald Eagle | — | 17745 |
| Farrandsville | CDP | Colebrook | — | 17745 |
| McElhattan | CDP | Wayne | — | 17748 |
| Woolrich | CDP | Porter | — | 17779 |
| North Bend | Unincorp. | Noyes | — | 17760 |
| Lamar | Unincorp. | Lamar | — | 16848 |
| Mackeyville | Unincorp. | Wayne | — | 17750 |
| Westport | Unincorp. | Chapman | — | 17778 |
| Salona | Unincorp. | Bald Eagle | — | — |
| Cedar Springs | Unincorp. | Bald Eagle | — | — |
| Tylersville | Unincorp. | Logan | — | — |
| Rauchtown | Unincorp. | Logan | — | — |
| Clintondale | Unincorp. | Colebrook | — | — |
| Lockport | Unincorp. | Colebrook | — | — |
| Queens Run | Unincorp. | Colebrook | — | — |
| Rote | Unincorp. | Wayne | — | — |
| Youngdale | Unincorp. | Wayne | — | — |
| Riverview | Unincorp. | Wayne | — | — |
| Swissdale | Unincorp. | Wayne | — | — |
| Chatham Run | Unincorp. | Logan | — | — |
| Booneville | Unincorp. | Logan | — | — |
| Logan Mills | Unincorp. | Logan | — | — |
| Haneyville | Unincorp. | Greene | — | — |
| Farwell | Unincorp. | Greene | — | — |
| Gleasonton | Unincorp. | Colebrook | — | — |
| Draketown | Unincorp. | Wayne | — | — |
| Schracktown | Unincorp. | Wayne | — | — |
| Carroll | Unincorp. | Wayne | — | — |
| Eastville | Unincorp. | Wayne | — | — |
| Crestmont | Unincorp. | Wayne | — | — |
| Whetham | Unincorp. | Wayne | — | — |
| Sunset Pines | Unincorp. | Wayne | — | — |
| Charlton | Unincorp. | Bald Eagle | — | — |
| Ritchie | Unincorp. | Bald Eagle | — | — |
| Rosecrans | Unincorp. | Beech Creek | — | — |
| Abdera | Unincorp. | Beech Creek | — | — |
| Bear Swamp | Unincorp. | Colebrook | — | — |
| Cooks Run | Unincorp. | Noyes | — | — |
| Drury Run | Unincorp. | Noyes | — | — |
| Hyner | Unincorp. | Noyes | — | — |
| Hyner View | Unincorp. | Noyes | — | — |
| Keating | Unincorp. | East Keating | — | — |
| West Renovo | Unincorp. | Chapman | — | — |
| Leidy | Unincorp. | Leidy | — | — |
| Orviston | Unincorp. | Leidy | — | — |
| Hammersley Fork | Unincorp. | Leidy | — | — |
| Glen Union | Unincorp. | Leidy | — | — |
| Gallagher | Unincorp. | Gallagher | — | — |
| Greenburr | Unincorp. | Grugan | — | — |
| Shintown | Unincorp. | Grugan | — | — |
| Castle Rocks | Unincorp. | Grugan | — | — |
| Panther | Unincorp. | Grugan | — | — |
| Pine | Unincorp. | Grugan | — | — |
| Spruce | Unincorp. | Grugan | — | — |
| Tamarack | Unincorp. | Grugan | — | — |
| Birch | Unincorp. | Grugan | — | — |
| Bitumen | Unincorp. | Grugan | — | — |
| Parvin | Unincorp. | Grugan | — | — |
| East Beech | Unincorp. | Beech Creek | — | — |
| East Ferney | Unincorp. | Beech Creek | — | — |
| Ferney | Unincorp. | Beech Creek | — | — |
| Eagleton Fields | Unincorp. | Wayne | — | — |
| J M Junction | Unincorp. | — | — | — |
South Renovo sits directly across the West Branch Susquehanna from Renovo and is easy to confuse with it; the two are separate boroughs with separate governments. Salona and Cedar Springs, both in Bald Eagle Township, are sometimes listed together as one hamlet, but the county recognizes them as distinct place names.
Townships
| Township | Pop. (2020) | Main settlements |
|---|---|---|
| Bald Eagle | — | Mill Hall, Dunnstown, Salona, Cedar Springs, Charlton, Ritchie |
| Wayne | — | Flemington, McElhattan, Mackeyville, Rote, Youngdale |
| Colebrook | — | Avis, Farrandsville, Clintondale, Lockport, Queens Run, Bear Swamp |
| Logan | — | Loganton, Tylersville, Rauchtown, Chatham Run, Booneville, Logan Mills |
| Beech Creek | — | Beech Creek, Rosecrans, Abdera, East Beech, East Ferney, Ferney |
| Chapman | — | South Renovo, West Renovo, Westport |
| Grugan | — | Greenburr, Shintown, Castle Rocks, Panther, Pine, Spruce, Tamarack, Birch, Bitumen, Parvin |
| Leidy | — | Leidy, Orviston, Hammersley Fork, Glen Union |
| Noyes | — | North Bend, Cooks Run, Drury Run, Hyner, Hyner View |
| Castanea | — | Castanea |
| Porter | — | Woolrich |
| Greene | — | Haneyville, Farwell |
Clinton County has twenty townships in total; the eight not listed above (including Allison, Crawford, Dunnstable, East Keating, Gallagher, Lamar, West Keating and Woodward) are lightly populated forest and farm townships without a named village center in the current settlement list.
ZIP Codes
- 17745 — Lock Haven (also serves Flemington and Dunnstown)
- 17751 — Mill Hall
- 17747 — Loganton
- 17764 — Renovo (also serves South Renovo)
- 16822 — Beech Creek
- 17721 — Avis
- 17760 — North Bend
- 16848 — Lamar
- 17748 — McElhattan
- 17779 — Woolrich
- 17750 — Mackeyville
- 17778 — Westport
- 17726 — Castanea
Clinton County has 13 ZIP codes in all; small unincorporated hamlets not listed above share the ZIP of their nearest post office town.
Geography
Clinton County lies on the Allegheny Plateau, split by the West Branch Susquehanna River and crossed by the Bald Eagle Mountain and Sproul State Forest ridgelines. Sproul State Forest and Sproul State Forest’s surrounding public land cover much of the county’s western half, making it one of the more heavily forested counties in Pennsylvania. Bald Eagle Creek, Fishing Creek and Kettle Creek are the main tributaries feeding the West Branch Susquehanna within the county.
Clinton County borders Potter and Cameron Counties to the north, Lycoming County to the east, Union County and Centre County to the south, and Clearfield County to the west. Potter County has no live page on this site at present; Potter County does, and Cameron County has no verified sibling page here.
Demographics
Clinton County had 37,450 residents at the 2020 census. Lock Haven, the county seat and only city, is the largest community; Mill Hall and Renovo are the next-largest boroughs. The county’s median household income runs below the Pennsylvania median of $73,824, consistent with its rural, forested, and historically timber- and manufacturing-based economy. Population density is roughly 42 people per square mile, among the lower densities in central Pennsylvania.
Economy & Local Life
Manufacturing, healthcare, education and forestry anchor the local economy. Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania (part of the PennWest/Commonwealth University system reorganization) is one of the county’s largest employers and shapes Lock Haven’s economy and housing market. Woolrich, the outdoor-clothing brand, traces its roots to the woolen mill founded in the CDP of the same name in 1830, one of America’s oldest continuously operated textile mills. UPMC Lock Haven serves as the county’s main hospital. The Community Arts Center in Lock Haven, a converted movie theater, hosts touring concerts and is a regional draw.
History
Clinton County was formed on June 21, 1839, from parts of Centre and Lycoming Counties. It was named for DeWitt Clinton, sixth Governor of New York and the driving force behind the Erie Canal; some older county histories instead credit the name to Sir Henry Clinton, a British general of the American Revolution, but DeWitt Clinton is the name generally accepted today. Lumbering and rafting on the West Branch Susquehanna drove the county’s 19th-century growth, and Renovo grew up as a Pennsylvania Railroad repair-shop town before the shops closed in the mid-20th century, a loss the borough has never fully recovered from. The Great Flood of 1972 (Hurricane Agnes) devastated Lock Haven and other river towns along the West Branch.
Getting There
Interstate 80 crosses the southern part of the county, with US Route 220 and Pennsylvania Routes 64, 120, 144, 150, 477, 664 and 880 serving the rest.
- Williamsport — 25 miles east
- State College — 30 miles south
- Bellefonte — 25 miles southeast
- DuBois — 45 miles west
Williamsport Regional Airport is the nearest commercial airport.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Clinton County, Pennsylvania?
Clinton County sits in north-central Pennsylvania along the West Branch Susquehanna River, about 25 miles west of Williamsport.
What is the population of Clinton County?
Clinton County had 37,450 residents at the 2020 census.
How big is Clinton County?
The county covers 897 square miles (2,320 km2), of which 888 square miles is land.
What is the county seat of Clinton County?
Lock Haven is the county seat and the county’s only city.
How many towns are in Clinton County?
The county has one city, seven boroughs, and twenty townships, plus several census-designated places and unincorporated hamlets.
What ZIP codes are in Clinton County?
Clinton County has 13 ZIP codes, headed by 17745 (Lock Haven), 17751 (Mill Hall) and 17764 (Renovo).
Why is Woolrich, Pennsylvania significant?
The CDP of Woolrich is the birthplace of the Woolrich clothing company, founded there as a woolen mill in 1830 and still one of the oldest continuously operated textile mills in the United States.
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