Stillwater, Pennsylvania
| Stillwater, Pennsylvania | |
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| Borough | |
Stillwater Covered Bridge No. 134 crosses Fishing Creek in Stillwater
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 Map of Columbia County, Pennsylvania highlighting Stillwater |
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| Coordinates: 41°08′56″N 76°21′58″W / 41.14889°N 76.36611°WCoordinates: 41°08′56″N 76°21′58″W / 41.14889°N 76.36611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Columbia |
| Settled | 1832 |
| Incorporated (borough) | 1899 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.15 sq mi (8.17 km2) |
| • Land | 3.11 sq mi (8.06 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2) |
| Elevation | 710 ft (220 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 209 |
| • Density | 67/sq mi (25.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 17878 |
| Area code(s) | 570 |
Stillwater is a borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 209 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The first store in Stillwater was founded in 1847 by Daniel and James McHenry. Stillwater was officially separated from Fishing Creek Township in 1899. There were few industries in the borough in the past, and those that did exist had mainly to do with lumber. The Stillwater Covered Bridge No. 134 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
Stillwater is located in northeastern Columbia County at 41°9′1″N 76°22′0″W / 41.15028°N 76.36667°W (41.150244, -76.366751). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.2 km2), of which 3.1 square miles (8.1 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 1.32%, is water. Stillwater is 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Bloomsburg, the county seat, via Pennsylvania Route 487, which continues north 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to Benton and beyond. Fishing Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna River, runs southward through Stillwater. Stillwater is flat in the middle, with rolling hills in the east and west.
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