Lemont, Pennsylvania
Lemont, Pennsylvania | |
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| Nickname: "The End of the Mountain" | |
Location of Lemont in Centre County, Pennsylvania | |
Lemont Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania Lemont Lemont (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°48′36″N 77°49′5″W / 40.81000°N 77.81806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Centre |
| Township | College |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.25 sq mi (3.23 km2) |
| • Land | 1.25 sq mi (3.23 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,046 ft (319 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,276 |
| • Density | 1,827.4/sq mi (705.58/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 16851 |
| Area code | 814 |
| FIPS code | 42-42632 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1198221 |
Lemont is a census-designated place in College Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States, within the State College–DuBois combined statistical area. The population was 2,270 as of the 2010 census. Nicknamed "The End of the Mountain," the village sits at the base of Mount Nittany, along Spring Creek. Lemont is two miles away from State College and the main campus of the Pennsylvania State University.. It is part of Happy Valley and the larger Nittany Valley, as well as the State College–DuBois combined statistical area.
Lemont is home to the John I. Thompson Grain Elevator and Coal Sheds, the last remaining granary in Pennsylvania. It is part of the Lemont Historic District. Public transit is serviced by the Centre Area Transportation Authority.