Coburn, PA

Coburn is a census-designated place in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. The 2010 census counted 236 residents. Coburn is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. Growth of the town was aided by the Lewisburg and Tyrone Railroad, which built through town in 1884. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Coburn, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Coburn, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. The section of track east of Coburn was abandoned on July 14, 1970. Coburn is located in eastern Centre County, in the eastern part of Penn Township. The town is sited at the junction of Pine Creek and Penns Creek, where Penns Creek turns south, leaving the Penns Valley, and begins slicing through a series of Appalachian Mountain ridges, starting with First Mountain at the southern edge of Coburn.