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Bridge in Greenwood Township
Bridge in Greenwood Township
Pennsylvania›Clearfield County

Greenwood TownshipPA

A town of 352.

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Photo: PennDOT · Public domain
Photo of Greenwood Township

Greenwood Township, PA · Photo: PennDOT · Public domain · Source ↗

Is Greenwood Township a good place to live?

Greenwood Township’s mean commuting time is 40 minutes, against 26 minutes in Pennsylvania’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is State Game Lands Number 87, 2,245 acres with 6.1 miles of trail. Greenwood Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

352 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Ferguson TownshipBell TownshipPenn TownshipFerguson TownshipBell TownshipPenn TownshipGreenwood Township
Bridge in Greenwood Township
Bridge in Greenwood Township · National Register of Historic Places
Greenwood Township’s story

Greenwood Township in pictures

Census counts: 424 in 2000, 363 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1982 and 7 maps from 1903 on.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Getting set up

Moving to Greenwood Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerUnited Electric CoopEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterGrampian Boro Penn Twp Ma water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Greenwood Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsCurwensville 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 hereClearfield County Board of ElectionsClearfield County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, May 2026
ZIP codes15757, 16833, 1683815757 64% · 16833 34% · 16838 2%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 Greenwood Township.

Work & commute

Most of Greenwood Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them

For half of commuters, work is under 17 miles away. In Greenwood Township, the middle household income is $53,000. The top destinations are Bell Township (8%), Lawrence Township (7%) and Sandy Township (4%).

0%work in town
Greenwood TownshipPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Median household income$53,000$81,000$80,000
Below the poverty line10%7.6%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Greenwood Township0%
Bell Township8%
Lawrence Township7%
Sandy Township4%
Clearfield4%
17 mi
median commute distance
7
jobs based in Greenwood Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Outdoors

17.1% of Greenwood Township is conserved land

Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 12 miles. The trail density in Greenwood Township is 0.6 miles per square mile.

17.1%conserved
17.1%
conserved · 2,245 of 13,159 acres
12 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. State Game Lands Number 876.1 mi2,245

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

Climate

In Greenwood Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers

For Greenwood Township, the peak summer temperature is 82°F.

63″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–36°
Spring35–59°
Summer56–80°
Fall40–61°
Oct 13
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Greenwood Township is

14% of Greenwood Township adults have diabetes. Against the Pennsylvania average, Greenwood Township comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 26, and behind on 14. Two figures for adults locally: 16% report frequent physical distress, 39% have high blood pressure.

Greenwood TownshipPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)20%17%14%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)16%14%14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)39%34%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)14%11%12%
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
1 better11 too close to call14 worse
What stands outGreenwood TownshipPA
More adults treating high blood pressure82.8%79.2%
More adults with COPD11%7.7%
Penn Highlands Dubois
14.6 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Top of a high hazard risk in Greenwood Township: inland flooding

Paid flood insurance claims in Greenwood Township since 1979: 39. Compared with three fifths of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is higher. 81% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding.

60risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
60High riskLowerHigher
Inland flooding
39
paid flood claims since 1979

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Greenwood Township

17pages on Greenwood Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Greenwood Township

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Greenwood Township for work

Where Greenwood Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

8% → Bell Township Bell Township 8% 7% → Lawrence Township Lawrence Township 7% 4% → Sandy Township Sandy Township 4% 4% → Clearfield Clearfield 4% 4% → Curwensville Curwensville 4% 4% → DuBois DuBois 4% Greenwood Township · 0% stay
7jobs based in Greenwood Township
0%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Greenwood Township

Township in Pennsylvania, US

Greenwood Township is a township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township has a population of 363 people, according to the 2020 United States census. Between Mahaffey and Grampian on U.S. Route 219, Greenwood Township contains the villages of Curry Run and Bells Landing. The West Branch of the Susquehanna River passes through it, along with several abandoned and presently used railroad grades.

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

Area
20 sq mi

Questions about Greenwood Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Greenwood Township, PA a good place to live?

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