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Brown TownshipPA

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Is Brown Township a good place to live?

Brown Township’s median age is 67.8 years, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 43.2 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Brown Township. 85% of the land in Brown Township is conserved, against 8.2% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Tiadaghton State Forest, 27,373 acres with 108.4 miles of trail. Brown Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

What makes Brown Township stand out

Where Brown Township beats most towns.

Small town

91 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
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Bridge in Brown Township
Bridge in Brown Township · National Register of Historic Places
Brown Township’s story

196 years in pictures

The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 3 maps from 1946 on.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1830Brown Township is settled
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Getting set up

Moving to Brown Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Brown Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerTri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA)22.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Brown Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsJersey Shore Area School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereLycoming County Board of ElectionsLycoming County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2017
ZIP codes17769, 17727, 1774517769 38% · 17727 35% · 17745 27%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Brown Township.

Outdoors

Brown Township has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation

157 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves. Brown Township’s trail density is 2.1 miles per square mile.

85.1%conserved
85.1%
conserved · 40,077 of 47,097 acres
157 mi
of trails · 2.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Tiadaghton State Forest108.4 mi27,373
2. State Game Lands Number 7511.7 mi4,669
3. Algerine Wild Area9.6 mi4,148

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Natural hazards

Brown Township stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is higher

The FEMA risk score in Brown Township is 89 of 100. Since 1979, 73 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Brown Township.

89risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
89Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland flooding
73
paid flood claims since 1979

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Brown Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers

Brown Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 16° and about 61 inches of snow falls in a winter.

61″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–35°
Spring33–57°
Summer54–79°
Fall38–60°
Oct 5
typical first frost
May 10
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Brown Township

16pages on Brown Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Brown Township; the nearest are

Get outside

157 miles of trails in Brown Township

85.1% of the town is conserved land, across 9 parks and preserves.

Map of trails and conserved land in Brown TownshipConservedTrails
1
Tiadaghton State Forest108.4 mi of trails · 27,373 acres
Directions
2
State Game Lands Number 7511.7 mi of trails · 4,669 acres
Directions
3
Algerine Wild Area9.6 mi of trails · 4,148 acres
Trails © OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US

About Brown Township

Township in Pennsylvania, US

Brown Township is a township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 92 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Williamsport, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
74 sq mi
Elevation
1,988 ft

Questions about Brown Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Brown Township, PA a good place to live?

Brown Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.