Multi-generational residents live in the farming community of Greenwood
Greenwood offers houses on spacious lots and acres of farmland tucked between rolling hills and rocky creeks. Some properties in this Columbia County township are so big that homeowners can hunt and fly fish in their own backyard. “I know people who live on 1 acre and other people who own like 50 acres,” says Jena Pass, a lifelong Greenwood resident and the township’s treasurer. About 10 miles from big-box grocery stores in Bloomsburg, Greenwood's own shopping and dining scene is limited mostly to farmstands. But this quiet environment has kept many of the community’s 1,900 residents around for generations. Pass, for example, lives in a home that’s been in her family since 1940. “Not a lot of people move here because we are fairly secluded,” she says. “When we do get someone new, the whole town knows about them.”
Ranch-style homes are common throughout Greenwood's rural landscape.
Greenwood is a quiet rural community with farmland and forested lots.
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Greenwood has forested lots and farmland
Homes built between the early 1900s and the 2000s dot Greenwood’s winding roads. Colonial Revivals, ranch styles and New Traditional houses are all common. Dense oak and pine forests shade some lots, while others are working farms with corn and vegetable crops. Though only eight homes have been sold here within the past five years, the median single-family home price is around $312,000, which is less than the national median. Older fixer-uppers can start at $165,000, while newer homes may reach $670,000.
Greenwood spans rolling hills and creeks across Columbia County.
Several Greenwood homes back up to wooded areas and quiet forests.
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Greenwood has a go-kart track and a summer camp
Although homeowners often have plenty of land to explore, Greenwood also has a few dedicated recreation spaces. Dirt bikers and go-kart drivers loop around the Greenwood Valley Action Tracks, which regularly hosts amateur races. Camp Victory is a 130-acre property for kids with disabilities and health issues. Several designated hunting grounds are nearby, including the State Game Lands Number 226, about 7 miles west. Deer, wild turkeys and cottontail rabbits live in this 4,335-acre plot of hardwood forest. Locals can also snowmobile, cross-country ski and hike through the area. Ricketts Glen State Park, 20 miles north, has Appalachian Mountains hiking trails that lead to waterfalls, lakes and campgrounds. Greenwood’s houses of worship include Emmanuel Baptist Church and Mill-Green United Methodist Church.
Greenwood Valley Action Track hosts go-kart races March through October.
Camp Victory in Greenwood spans 130 acres for summer programs.
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The township sometimes deals with heavy rainfall and icy roads
Greenwood experiences a few weather-related issues. Heavy rainfall can cause the area’s creeks to overflow, and homes closest to these waterways may be in flood zones. The community receives 38 inches of snow annually, but does not deice the roads with salt because Greenwood is an Agricultural Security Area, a designation that aims to protect farmland from environmental damage. “All that sodium chloride is bad for our soil and groundwater, so we can’t use it,” Pass says. “We typically just deal with the slick roads, or some people put down sand instead.”
Kids go to school in the Millville Area School District
The Millville Area School District serves Greenwood. Kids can attend Millville Elementary, which Niche gives a B-minus. They may continue to C-plus-rated Millville Junior-Senior High School, located in the same building. The high school offers Career & Technical Education pathways, such as agriculture, engineering and business. The unrated Greenwood Friends School is a private Quaker institution for prekindergarten through eighth grade.
Millville Area Elementary School earns a B- on Niche, and is a common choice for Greenwood families.
Millville Area Junior/Senior High School is the top option for many Greenwood residents.
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Locals can get produce from farm stands and veggie fairies
Farm stands here typically sell fresh eggs, milk and produce. The community also has “veggie fairies” who randomly drop off onions, carrots and other produce items on people’s doorsteps. “Nobody knows exactly who they are,” Pass says. “But it’s so fun to come home from work and see a huge basket of vegetables outside your house.” Locals can order breakfast staples and subs at The Full Bull Table and Market, near the township's east side. A Dollar General and a few coffee shops are in Millville, 3 miles west. Bloomsburg, about 10 miles south, is home to Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital and big-box grocery stores like Aldi and Walmart Supercenter.
Sabrina's Cheesecake Creations appears weekly at Millville Farmer Market.
Fresh fruits are a frequent find at Millville Farmers Market in Greenwood.
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Drivers may get stuck behind a horse-and-buggy
Greenwood is a car-dependent community with asphalt and gravel roads. The community has a small Amish population, and people traveling by horse-and-buggy often affect traffic. “If you can’t pass the buggies on a narrow road, then a 10-minute drive can take like 20 minutes,” Pass says. State Route 254, locally called Rohrsburg Road, stretches east-west through Columbia County. The highway connects with other state routes and Interstate 81 to reach the Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport, 50 miles east.
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