Penns Creek Pennsylvania Map

About Penns Creek, Pennsylvania

Penns Creek is a locality in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 823. The population density is 373.1 people per km². Penns Creek is located at 40.8598°N, 77.0553°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17862.

Penns Creek flows with a quiet determination through the rolling terrain of Snyder County, its waters reflecting the muted greens of surrounding forests and the pale blues of a late afternoon sky. It lies 26.5 miles south of Williamsport, PA (from Williamsport, PA: bearing 186°T), and is situated 4.0 miles south of Mifflinburg. The land here is a study in gentle slopes and broad valleys, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards the horizon, interspersed with stands of mature oak and maple. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a crisp coolness, hinting at the coming autumn, and a subtle scent of damp earth and decaying leaves. The occasional weathered barn, its red paint faded to a soft rose, stands sentinel over the fields, a silent witness to the passage of seasons. The history of Penns Creek is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the steady, unhurried flow of its namesake waterway, a tributary that has nourished generations of farmers and loggers. For centuries, this land has been shaped by the hands of those who worked it, from the earliest indigenous peoples to the German and English settlers who cleared the forests and established the farms that still define the landscape. The local economy, while diversified, retains a strong connection to agriculture, with produce markets and family farms dotting the countryside. Small, close-knit communities are scattered along the creek’s course, their rhythms dictated by the planting and harvesting seasons, and the quiet hum of everyday life. The occasional covered bridge, a relic of a bygone era, spans the creek, offering a picturesque pause in the journey through Penns Creek.

About This Penns Creek Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Penns Creek, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.859804, -77.055254. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Penns Creek and Snyder County.

Detailed location data for Penns Creek includes the ZIP code (17862), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Snyder County (Middleburg), and school district assignment (Midd-West School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Penns Creek is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.