Centre Hall, Pennsylvania

Centre Hall, Pennsylvania
St. Luke Lutheran Church on Pennsylvania Avenue in Centre Hall
St. Luke Lutheran Church on Pennsylvania Avenue in Centre Hall
Motto: 
In the Centre of it all!
Location of Centre Hall in Centre County, Pennsylvania.
Location of Centre Hall in Centre County, Pennsylvania.
Map showing Centre County in Pennsylvania
Map showing Centre County in Pennsylvania
Centre Hall is located in Pennsylvania
Centre Hall
Centre Hall
Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Centre Hall is located in the United States
Centre Hall
Centre Hall
Centre Hall (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°50′39″N 77°41′05″W / 40.84417°N 77.68472°W / 40.84417; -77.68472
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCentre
Settled1847
Incorporated (borough)1881
Government
 • MayorLeDon Young
Area
 • Total0.62 sq mi (1.59 km2)
 • Land0.62 sq mi (1.59 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,319 ft (402 m)
Population
 • Total1,268
 • Density2,058.44/sq mi (795.40/km2)
Time zoneEastern (EST)
 • Summer (DST)EDT
ZIP code
16828[3]
Area code814
FIPS code42-12376
WebsiteBorough website

Centre Hall is a borough in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in Penns Valley and is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,265 at the 2010 census, which is a 17.2% increase from the 2000 census.[1]

Centre Hall was so named on account of its location near the geographical center of Penns Valley.[4]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Centre Hall PA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  4. ^ Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 306. ISBN 978-0-8063-0416-8.