Potters MillsPA
Today 172 people live in this town, first settled in 1811.
Is Potters Mills a good place to live?
54% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Potters Mills, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). No town among the 1,036 in Pennsylvania we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Potters Mills. Potters Mills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
172 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Potters Mills.
Potters Mills has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The top destinations are College Township (22%), State College (9%) and Ferguson Township (8%). For half of commuters, work is under 13 miles away. In Potters Mills, 9.9% of residents live below the poverty line.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Low risk in Potters Mills, with inland flooding at the top
Expected losses in Potters Mills break down as 80% from inland flooding and 7% from hurricanes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Potters Mills
Potters Mills’ peak summer temperature works out to 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Potters Mills is
Across all 26 CDC measures, Potters Mills beats Pennsylvania on 1 and trails on 1. 19% of adults in Potters Mills binge drink; 18% report frequent mental distress. Potters Mills: 27% of adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Potters Mills | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Potters Mills | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.6% | 14.5% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 18.4% | 16.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Potters Mills, 0.7% of the land is conserved
Potters Mills’ parks and preserves take up 7 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Potter Run Park | — | 6 |
| 2. Bald Eagle State Forest | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Potters Mills
Beaver Stadium and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Potters Mills. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaBeaver Stadium
12 mi Stadium & arenaBryce Jordan Center
13 mi MuseumPalmer Museum of Art37 mi Theme parkDelGrosso's Amusement Park
9 mi MuseumPennsylvania Military Museum
12 mi GardenThe Arboretum at Penn StatePhoto credits
Beaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bryce Jordan Center: Robert J. La Verghetta, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Palmer Museum of Art: PalmerMuseumofArt, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pennsylvania Military Museum: Robert J. La Verghetta, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Arboretum at Penn State: Daderot, Public domain
Moving to Potters Mills: who provides what
Potters Mills is unincorporated, so Centre County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave Potters Mills for work
Where Potters Mills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Potters Mills
About 0 of every 100 Potters Mills residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Potters Mills
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Potters Mills is a village in Potter Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States, just east of the Potter-Allison Farm. It is named after General James Potter (1729–1789), who built a log cabin and grist mill there, at what is now the intersection of General Potter Highway (U.S. Route 322) and the Old Fort Road (Pennsylvania Route 144).
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Elevation
- 1,253 ft
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