Welcome to Central ...

Central is located in Columbia County<1>.

The location of Central has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Central, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1840.

Central is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Central lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Central is located in the (570) area code.

Communities Also Named Central ...

While we believe that this Central is located in Columbia County, we know of another 3 Pennsylvania communities named Central. Those communities are located in the following counties: Allegheny, Washington and Westmoreland County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 55 communities that are also named Central - they are located in Alabama (3), Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas (5), California, Florida, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana (3), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Nevada (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ontario, Oregon (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Central.

Communities near Central ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Central.

• Berwick
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Berwick is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <4>
• Harveys Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveys Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Lake
  • Harveys Lake is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harveys Lake <4>
• Nescopeck
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nescopeck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nescopeck
  • Nescopeck is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nescopeck <4>
• Millville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
  • Millville is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millville <4>
• Shickshinny
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shickshinny
  • Shickshinny is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shickshinny <4>
• Benton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
• Briar Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
  • Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
• Dushore
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dushore
  • Dushore is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dushore <4>
• Orangeville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
  • Orangeville is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangeville <4>
• Laporte
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laporte
  • Laporte is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laporte <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Central. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Central.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Central. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Central.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Central. See our Newspapers Page for Central.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Central ...

Looking for more information about Central? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Central, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Central.

Adding Central to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Central in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Central was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Central post office opened in 1840.

We also found Central in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Central.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Central. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiapa.org/county/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/