Snow Shoe, Pennsylvania

Snow Shoe, Pennsylvania
Former Presbyterian church
Location of Snow Shoe in Centre County, Pennsylvania.
Snow Shoe
Snow Shoe
Coordinates: 41°01′40″N 77°56′57″W / 41.02778°N 77.94917°W / 41.02778; -77.94917
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCentre
Settled1850
Incorporated (borough)1907
Area
 • Total
0.59 sq mi (1.53 km2)
 • Land0.59 sq mi (1.53 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,601 ft (488 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
765
 • Estimate 
(2019)
765
 • Density1,299/sq mi (501.5/km2)
Time zoneEastern (EST)
 • Summer (DST)EDT
Zip code
16874
Area code814
FIPS code42-71600

Snow Shoe is a borough in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Snow Shoe had a population of 670.

According to tradition, Snow Shoe was so named when a pair of snowshoes were found at an Indian village near the present town site.