Shawville, Pennsylvania

Shawville is an unincorporated community in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] The community is located along the West Branch Susquehanna River at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 879 and Pennsylvania Route 970, 5.1 miles (8.2 km) northeast of Clearfield. Shawville has a post office with ZIP code 16873.[2][3]

Shawville, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Shawville
Coordinates: 41°04′09″N 78°21′29″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Clearfield
Elevation	1,089 ft (332 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	16873
Area code(s)	814
GNIS feature ID	1187412[1]

There is no independent demographic data available for Shawville.[4]

Notable Sites

• Shawville Generating Station was a 626 megawatt coal-fired power station formerly run by GenOn Energy. In December 2016, the plant was converted to a 590 megawatt natural gas power station. In a 2011 investigation conducted by several environmental groups including the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP), EarthJustice, and the Sierra Club, Shawville ranked third in the amount of toxic emissions produced per station nationwide.[5]

References

1. "Shawville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved August 5, 2017.
3. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
4. "16873 ZIP Code Demographics & Rankings". pennsylvania.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
5. "Shawville Generating Station". Global Energy Monitor. 2020-05-30. Retrieved 2020-12-21.