University Park, Pennsylvania

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University Park
Coordinates: 40°47′29″N 77°51′31″W / 40.79139°N 77.85861°W / 40.79139; -77.85861
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Centre
Government
- University President	Graham Spanier
Area
- Total	1.51 sq mi (3.9 km2)
Elevation	1,154 ft (352 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	9,172
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
School district:	State College Area School District
Area code: 814 Local phone exchanges: 863, 865
Website	http://www.psu.edu/

University Park, Pennsylvania is a municipality located in Centre County, Pennsylvania, and is the location of the flagship campus of the Pennsylvania State University This campus is colloquially referred to, among the general Penn State student population, as "UP" and "main campus." University Park sits within the State College Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Centre County.

While most of this campus of the Pennsylvania State University is located in the borough of State College, Pennsylvania, the campus post office was designated University Park, Pennsylvania in 1953 when university president Milton Eisenhower changed the name of the Pennsylvania State College to the present Pennsylvania State University. Most campus buildings have a mailing address of University Park, PA, including the University Park Airport. The ZIP code of University Park, Pennsylvania is 16802.

As of 2007, it is estimated that University Park has a population of 9,285, which is made up of students living in dormitories, apartments, and fraternity/sorority houses on campus.^[1]

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A map of the Penn State University Park Campus located in front of the Willard Building.

Coordinates: 40°48′07″N 77°51′23″W / 40.80194°N 77.85639°W / 40.80194; -77.85639