Map of Briar Creek borough

Briar Creek is a borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 597 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolitan area.

Briar Creek borough overview:
Name:	Briar Creek borough
LSAD Code:	21
LSAD Description:	borough (suffix)
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Columbia County
Incorporated:	1917
Elevation:	495 ft (151 m)
Total Area:	1.84 sq mi (4.77 km²)
Land Area:	1.65 sq mi (4.28 km²)
Water Area:	0.19 sq mi (0.49 km²)
Total Population:	597
Population Density:	361.60/sq mi (139.61/km²)
Area code:	570
FIPS code:	4208472

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Geography

Briar Creek is located in eastern Columbia County at 41°3′10″N 76°16′42″W / 41.05278°N 76.27833°W / 41.05278; -76.27833 (41.052639, -76.278369), on the north side of the Susquehanna River. It is bordered to the east by Berwick, to the north by Briar Creek Township, to the west by South Centre Township, and to the south, across the Susquehanna, by Mifflin Township. Mifflinville is across the river southwest of Briar Creek, accessible by Market Street Bridge west of the borough limits.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough of Briar Creek has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.8 km), of which 1.7 square miles (4.3 km) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km), or 10.38%, is water. Briar Creek is served by U.S. Route 11, which follows the Susquehanna River, leading east into Berwick and southwest 10 miles (16 km) to Bloomsburg, the county seat. Although Briar Creek is one of the smaller boroughs in Pennsylvania, it is home to many acres of farmland, a golf course, and a lake. A creek with the same name as the borough flows through Briar Creek.