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)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,601 ft (488 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
765
  Estimate 
(2019)
765
  Density1,298.81/sq mi (501.50/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. The population was 765 at the 2010 census.

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