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Morris, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Morris Post Office
Morris Post Office
Morris, Pennsylvania is located in Pennsylvania
Morris, Pennsylvania
Morris, Pennsylvania
Location in Pennsylvania
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Tioga
Elevation
1,037 ft (316 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP
16938
Area code(s) 570
GNIS feature ID 1181566

Morris is an unincorporated community that is located in Morris Township, Tioga County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

History and notable features

This community lies at the junction of state routes 414 and 287, between Williamsport and Wellsboro. Babb Creek, a tributary of Pine Creek, flows through Morris.

Activities in Morris include an annual Rattlesnake Round-Up that features snake hunts. The village is roughly twenty-five minutes by car from the Pine Creek Gorge and the Pine Creek Rail Trail, to the west. Campgrounds in the area—Twin Streams in Morris, Stony Fork Creek near the village of Stony Fork, Leonard Harrison State Park west of Wellsboro, and Pettecote Junction in Cedar Run—offer a variety of sites for tents and recreational vehicles.

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