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Lock Haven, PA Road Trips

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city in Pennsylvania, United States

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Trip Routes

4

Longest Drive

206.8 mi

Croydon, PA

Quickest Drive

3h 47m

Bensalem, PA

Plan Around Lock Haven, PA

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Lock Haven, PA by the Numbers

Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Population

8,386

Median Income

$40,131

Median Home Value

$127,500

Median Age

26.6

Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.

Lock Haven, PA at a Glance

Founded

1769

Elevation

561 ft

Area

1 mi²

Notable People from Lock Haven, PA

A sampling of people born in Lock Haven, PA.

Alison Bechdel

Alison Bechdel

1960

American cartoonist, author

John Sloan

John Sloan

1871–1951

American painter (1871–1951)

Christina Hart

Christina Hart

1949

actress, director, producer

Alexander McDonald

Alexander McDonald

1832–1903

American politician (1832-1903)

City data from Wikidata (Q1187817), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.

Traveler Guide to Lock Haven, PA

Lock Haven is a city in the Pennsylvania Wilds. The city is the county seat of Clinton County.

Beautiful fall foliage, high mountain peaks, and Amish farm country are all within 10 minutes of Lock Haven. Piper Aviation Museum, 1 Piper Way, ☏ +1 570-748-8283. M-F 9AM-4PM, Sa 10AM-4PM, Su noon-4PM. Exhibits about the history of the Piper Aircraft company, as well as a collection of a dozen or so planes, all located on the grounds of the former Piper headquarters and factory. $6.

Check out Avenue 209 Coffee House, with live music and open mic night. Then visit Lock Haven University. End your day with a drink at Uncle Albert's tavern, or the Hangar 9.

16-oz Stegmaier's for a dollar all day every day at the Hangar 9!

From the east: follow Interstate 80 west to the Lock Haven exit. Head north on 220 for seven miles. From the west: follow Interstate 80 east to the Lock Haven exit. Head north on 220 for seven miles. From the north: follow US 220-South to Lock Haven. From the south: follow Interstate 99/US 220-North to Lock Haven.

Get into a car and drive, or ride your bicycle anywhere in the town. If you have a boat, you can push off into the West Branch Susquehanna River.

Travel tips adapted from Lock Haven on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.

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