Welcome to Coburn ...

Coburn is located in Centre County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coburn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Coburn is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Coburn: 16832<3>

Communities Also Named Coburn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Coburn: This one is located in Centre County and the other is located in Blair County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 15 communities that are also named Coburn - they are located in California, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Coburn ...

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

• Lock Haven
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Haven
  • Lock Haven is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lock Haven <4>
• Lewistown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
  • Lewistown is located in Mifflin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <4>
• Bellefonte
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
  • Bellefonte is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellefonte <4>
• Burnham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
  • Burnham is located in Mifflin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnham <4>
• Mill Hall
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hall
  • Mill Hall is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Hall <4>
• Flemington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flemington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
  • Flemington is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
• Centre Hall
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hall
  • Centre Hall is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centre Hall <4>
• Milesburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milesburg
  • Milesburg is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milesburg <4>
• Beavertown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
  • Beavertown is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavertown <4>
• McClure
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
  • McClure is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClure <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 Coburn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coburn.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Coburn. 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 Coburn.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coburn ...

Looking for more information about Coburn? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Coburn, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Coburn.

Adding Coburn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coburn 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 Coburn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Coburn post office opened in 1878.

We also found Coburn in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coburn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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