Eagle Creek, Pennsylvania

Eagle Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]

Eagle Creek, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Eagle Creek
Eagle Creek
Coordinates: 40°53′43″N 77°53′31″W
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCentre
TownshipUnion
Area
[1]
 • Total0.62 sq mi (1.60 km2)
 • Land0.62 sq mi (1.60 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
798 ft (243 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
16844 (Julian)
Area code(s)814/582
FIPS code42-20604
GNIS feature ID2805488[2]

The CDP is in central Centre County, in the south part of Union Township. It is bordered to the northeast by the borough of Unionville. Eagle Creek CDP sits in the valley of Bald Eagle Creek, a northeast-flowing tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River. Dicks Run flows through the CDP from northwest to southeast to join Bald Eagle Creek at the southern border of the CDP. Bald Eagle Mountain rises 900 feet (270 m) above the community on the south side of Bald Eagle Creek.

U.S. Route 220 Alternate runs through the CDP, following the Bald Eagle Creek valley. It leads northeast through Unionville 7 miles (11 km) to Interstate 80 at Milesburg and southwest 11 miles (18 km) to Port Matilda.

References
  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  2. "Eagle Creek Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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