Lemont is a census-designated place in College Township, Pennsylvania, United States, within the State College–DuBois combined statistical area. The population was 2,270 as of the 2010 census. Nicknamed "The End of the Mountain," the village sits at the base of Mount Nittany, along Spring Creek. Lemont is two miles away from State College and the main campus of the Pennsylvania State University. It is part of Happy Valley and the larger Nittany Valley, as well as the State College–DuBois combined statistical area.