Austin, Pennsylvania

About Austin

Austin, PA is a tiny community located in northern Pennsylvania counting 467 people who proudly call it home.

Austin holds the status of a borough — a form of municipal government most common in the Northeast. The community covers 4.04 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 116 residents per square mile.

📰 Austin News Today

• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Austin, 16720, Pennsylvania - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 26
• ICYMI: Lt. Gov. Austin Davis Highlights Investments to Reduce Gun Violence Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (.gov) · Aug 12
• Lt. Gov. Austin Davis, other Democrats, criticize Stacy Garrity’s links to Trump The Center Square · Aug 19
• Lt. Gov. Austin Davis on state funding for gun violence prevention WITF · Jun 25
• Pennsylvania trout anglers divided over state-run stocking program Bay Journal · Mar 30

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Pennsylvania headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Austin Unique

• One of 7 places in the US named Austin — but the Pennsylvania one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northern Pennsylvania, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Pennsylvania — one of 2,002 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Austin

• Big Mike's Dairy Dine

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Austin

• Sizerville State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Susquehannock State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Austin Dam Memorial Park reviews ★
• Austin Town Square reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Austin

• Austin Area El Sch
• Austin Area JSHS

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Austin

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