State College (Pennsylvania)

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State College
Nickname : Happy Valley
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Location in Pennsylvania
State College (Pennsylvania)
State College
State College
Basic data
Foundation : 1895
State : United States
State : Pennsylvania
County : Center County
Coordinates : 40 ° 47 ′  N , 77 ° 52 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 47 ′  N , 77 ° 52 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Inhabitants :
Metropolitan Area :
41,992 (as of 2016)
161,464 (as of 2016)
Population density : 3,558.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 11.8 km 2  (approx. 5 mi 2 )
Height : 350 m
Postcodes : 16801, 16803, 16804, 16805
Area code : +1 814
GNIS ID : 1215063
Website : www.statecollegepa.us
Mayor : Elizabeth Goreham
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State College is a borough in Center County in the US state of Pennsylvania with a population of over 40,000.

The place is largely shaped by the Pennsylvania State University in University Park .

The fourth largest stadium in the world, Beaver Stadium of the Nittany Lions and the State College Spikes , a minor league team of the St. Louis Cardinals , are worth mentioning.

There is a Woodhouseit deposit nearby.

Just north of the city is the University Park Airport regional airport .

Personalities

Web links

Commons : State College, Pennsylvania  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Borough of State College in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed December 23, 2014