Patton Township is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Happy Valley and the larger Nittany Valley. Patton Township is served by the Patton Township Police Department, Alpha Fire Company, and Centre LifeLink EMS. Alpha Fire Company maintains one of its two substations in Patton Township.

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How Patton ranks

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#24Most educated in PA #35Most trails in PA #59Shortest commute in PA All PA rankings →

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Living in Patton

Work & commute in Patton

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Most working residents leave Patton for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are College (32%), State College (12%) and Ferguson (10%). Half commute less than 5 miles.

College

32%

State College

12%

Ferguson

10%

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8%Work in townlive and work in Patton 5 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 5,596Jobs based herebalanced

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Health in Patton

Compared with Pennsylvania

2better than PA

of 5 measures CDC estimates. The other 3 are too close to call.

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What stands out

9%Fewer older adults who have lost all their teethPA 14.5% · better 69.1%More adults seeing a dentistPA 64.4% · better

Care nearby

Mount Nittany Medical CenterState College · 1.9 mi · ER

Btamc Belleville Wellness CenterBelleville · 19 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthNo shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 16870, 16803, 16823 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Patton →

Natural hazards in Patton

Very low

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 2% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding⚡ Lightning🌀 Hurricanes

3Does Patton flood?paid flood claims since 1979 2Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Patton MapPatton vs. its neighborsnearby towns shaded by rating

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Climate in Patton

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Patton has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 44 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

37° / 21°Winter

59° / 37°Spring

80° / 58°Summer

61° / 41°Fall

How much snow does Patton get?About 44 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Oct 26, with the last in spring around Apr 20.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.7° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Patton

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School Grade A+

The public schools Patton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 96% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#133Best public schoolsof 764 in PA

DistrictState College Area SDSchools4

Park Forest El Sch AElementary · Grades K–5 · 419 students Gray's Woods El Sch AElementary · Grades K–5 · 356 students Park Forest MS A-Middle · Grades 6–8 · 822 students Merakey Education and Autism CenterOther · Grades 4–12 · 17 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within PA. Ratings are from neighbors.