Welcome to Hop Bottom ...

Hop Bottom is located in Susquehanna County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hop Bottom, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hop Bottom has a population of 312 people<3> (see below for details).

Hop Bottom is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Hop Bottom: (570)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hop Bottom had an population of 312 people. This is a decrease of 7.42% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.31% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hop Bottom had a population of 337 people. This makes Hop Bottom the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 337 people, the population of Hop Bottom increased 1.2% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 333 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hop Bottom.

Communities near Hop Bottom ...

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

• Carbondale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <5>
• Archbald
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archbald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbald
  • Archbald is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbald <5>
• Blakely
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely
  • Blakely is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakely <5>
• Dickson City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson City
  • Dickson City is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson City <5>
• Olyphant
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olyphant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olyphant
  • Olyphant is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olyphant <5>
• Clarks Summit
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Summit
  • Clarks Summit is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks Summit <5>
• Jessup
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessup have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
  • Jessup is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessup <5>
• Throop
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Throop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
  • Throop is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Throop <5>
• Jermyn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jermyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jermyn
  • Jermyn is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jermyn <5>
• Forest City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Forest City is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,721 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <5>

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 Hop Bottom. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hop Bottom.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hop Bottom ...

Looking for more information about Hop Bottom? 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 Hop Bottom, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hop Bottom.

Adding Hop Bottom to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hop Bottom 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 Hop Bottom was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hop Bottom.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Susquehanna County: www.susquehanna.pa.us/

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