Rauchtown, Pennsylvania

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Rauchtown, Pennsylvania
Location in Clinton County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Location in Clinton County and the state of Pennsylvania.
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesClinton, Lycoming
TownshipsCrawford, Limestone
Area
 • Total1.8 sq mi (4.6 km2)
 • Land1.8 sq mi (4.6 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
889 ft (271 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total726
 • Density407/sq mi (157.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
17740
FIPS code42-63496
GNIS feature ID1184700

Rauchtown is a census-designated place[1] in Crawford Township, Clinton County, and a small portion in Limestone Township, Lycoming County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census the population was 726.[2]

Rauchtown is on Pennsylvania Route 880 on the border between southeast Clinton County and southwest Lycoming County,[3] at the western end of a valley between Bald Eagle Mountain to the north and Nippenose Mountain to the south. Ravensburg State Park is on the southern edge of Rauchtown, in the narrow valley of Rauchtown Creek coming out of Nippenose Mountain.[4] PA 880 leads north (via PA 44) 7 miles (11 km) to the borough of Jersey Shore and south 6 miles (10 km) to the unincorporated community of Carroll, 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Exit 192 on Interstate 80.

References

  1. ^ http://www.census.gov/2010census/
  2. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Rauchtown CDP, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  3. ^ 2011 BOUNDARY AND ANNEXATION SURVEY (BAS): Lycoming County, PA (PDF) (Map). United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
  4. ^ 2010 General Highway Map Clinton County Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). 1:65,000. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Planning and Research, Geographic Information Division. Retrieved 2011-02-14.