Centre Mills · National Register of Historic Places
Miles Township’s story
Miles Township in pictures
The archive holds 4 maps from 1941 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Miles TownshipPA
A town of 1,974. Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 bordering townsMap →
Centre Mills · Photo: Smallbones · CC0
Population
1,974
2025 Census estimate · −1.2% since 2020
Median home value
$200K
Census ACS
Household income
$72K
median
Median age
32.1
years
Jobs based here
213
A commuter town
Is Miles Township a good place to live?
The best of Miles Township’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and schools and an A+ for history; the weakest is a C for health. 32% of residents are under 18 in Miles Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 22%. 38% of the land in Miles Township is conserved, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (8.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Bald Eagle State Forest, at 13,655 acres with 48.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Only 56 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score higher on history. Miles Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Miles Township stand out
Where Miles Township beats most towns.
A commuter town
85% of working residents leave Miles Township for work
Where Miles Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
213jobs based in Miles Township
15%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Miles Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Miles Township is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $200K, 2.7 years of the State College metro’s $74K median household incomeA−Open →SchoolsA−Open →HealthLess healthy than 72% of U.S. towns; Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital 17.2 miles awayCOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 40% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listBOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 3 of 20; 23.4% of households have no car; 7% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →Jobs & incomeB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsBOpen →History3 places on the National RegisterA+Open →Civic life1.3 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Miles Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Miles Township, and how to reach them.
PowerWest Penn PowerEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterMiles Twp Water Auth EastNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers65% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Miles Township’s trash rules yet
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.govWho runs elections hereCentre County Board of ElectionsCentre County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2025
ZIP codes16872, 16852, 1687516872 79% · 16852 18% · 16875 3%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 Miles Township.
OutdoorsB
Miles Township has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation
49 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The trail density in Miles Township is 0.8 miles per square mile.
37.8%conserved
37.8%
conserved · 15,045 of 39,797 acres
49 mi
of trails · 0.8 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bald Eagle State Forest | 48.6 mi | 13,655 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 295 | — | 624 |
| 3. McCalls Dam State Park | 0.2 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
SchoolsA−
Public schools in Miles Township beat 79% of Pennsylvania districts
Its public schools are run by Penns Valley Area SD. One of its 10 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
79%of PA districts it outscoresA−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Township El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 86 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
Miles Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Miles Township for work: only 15% work in town. Jobs based in Miles Township grew to 213 in 2023, 119 more than in 2013. Miles Township’s average trip to work is 28 minutes.
15%work in town
| Miles Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Miles Township15%
College Township10%
State College5%
Ferguson Township4%
Penn Township4%
21 mi
median commute distance
213
jobs based in Miles Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthC
More of Miles Township’s adults have been diagnosed with depression than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
27% of Miles Township adults have been diagnosed with depression. Miles Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 16% of Miles Township adults report frequent physical distress.
28%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Miles Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 79% | 79% |
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better13 too close to call13 worse
| What stands out | Miles Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 10.5% | 5.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24.5% | 14.5% |
| More smokers | 21.6% | 15.8% |
Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
17.2 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: dental
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
In Miles Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Miles Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 17° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
30″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter20–35°
Spring37–58°
Summer58–79°
Fall42–60°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Miles Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities.
40risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Miles Township
18pages on Miles Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Miles Township; the nearest are
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and TechnologyCommunity college · Public · Pleasant Gap20.2 miPennsylvania College of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · Williamsport25.9 mi$18,240 in-state tuition
About 2 of every 100 Miles Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Landmarks
3 places in Miles Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Miles Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Miles Township.
Haines TownshipLogan TownshipGreene TownshipPenn TownshipGregg TownshipMiles Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C |
| Haines Township | — | — | C | — | A− | B− |
| Logan Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Greene Township | — | — | B− | — | C+ | C+ |
| Penn Township | — | — | C | — | A− | B− |
| Gregg Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | B− |
Miles Township, Haines Township, Greene Township, Penn Township and Gregg Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Miles Township, Haines Township, Greene Township, Penn Township and Gregg Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Logan Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Miles Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Miles Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Miles Township, PA a good place to live?
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Is Miles Township, PA expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.