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A township of 8,053 people in Centre County, Pennsylvania
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Outdoors in Spring

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Map of Spring: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land23%3,824 of 17,016 acres
Trails9.3 mi0.3 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves6475 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

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About Spring

Township in Pennsylvania, US
7,979Population
27.1 sq miArea

Spring Township is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 8,051 at the 2020 census, which was a 7.8% increase from the 2010 census.

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Living in Spring

Work & commute in Spring

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Most working residents leave Spring for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are College (25%), State College (9%) and Bellefonte (8%). Half commute less than 8 miles.

College
25%
State College
9%
Bellefonte
8%
Ferguson
7%
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSWork & commute in Spring →

Health in Spring

Compared with Pennsylvania

1better than PA

of 5 measures CDC estimates. The other 4 are too close to call.

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What stands out

Care nearby

Mount Nittany Medical CenterState College · 10.8 mi · ER
Lewistown Community Health CenterLewistown · 19.2 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthNo shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 16823, 16828 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Spring →

Natural hazards in Spring

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Climate in Spring

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Spring has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 44 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

38° / 22°Winter
60° / 37°Spring
81° / 59°Summer
63° / 42°Fall
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Schools in Spring

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School Grade A-

The public schools Spring’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 82% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#128Best public schoolsof 764 in PA
DistrictBellefonte Area SDSchools2

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.

Colleges in Spring

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of Spring’s residents are enrolled in college. Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology has about 126 students on campus.

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Nearest: Centre County Library and Historical MuseumBellefonte · 2.8 miles · 43 hrs a week
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Where Spring is

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Locator map of Spring
Wikimedia Commons · Map: (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) (from U.S. Census Bureau source) · CC BY-SA 2.5

Location map

Pennsylvania · PA · Centre CountyTown boundary on OpenStreetMap →

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