Beech Creek, Pennsylvania
| Beech Creek, Pennsylvania | |
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| Borough | |
Friendship Community Center
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 Location in Clinton County and the state of Pennsylvania. |
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| Coordinates: 41°04′29″N 77°35′09″W / 41.07472°N 77.58583°WCoordinates: 41°04′29″N 77°35′09″W / 41.07472°N 77.58583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Clinton |
| Settled | 1812 |
| Incorporated (borough) | 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Justin Kline |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.56 sq mi (1.44 km2) |
| • Land | 0.54 sq mi (1.40 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 620 ft (190 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 701 |
| • Density | 1,293/sq mi (499.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC) |
| ZIP code | 16822 |
| Area code(s) | 570 Exchange: 962 |
| Website | www |
Beech Creek is a borough in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 701 at the 2010 census. It is the setting for Fun Home, a 2006 graphic memoir by Alison Bechdel, who grew up there. Brittani Kline, winner of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 16, was born there.
Beech Creek is located in southwestern Clinton County at 41°4′29″N 77°35′9″W / 41.07472°N 77.58583°W (41.074737, -77.585758), on the northeast side of Beech Creek, a tributary of Bald Eagle Creek and part of the West Branch Susquehanna River watershed. Beech Creek (the waterway) forms the border between Clinton County and Centre County.
Pennsylvania Route 150 passes through the borough, leading northeast to Lock Haven, the Clinton County seat, and southwest 13 miles (21 km) to Interstate 80 near Milesburg.
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