Welcome to Lanse ...

Lanse is located in Clearfield County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lanse, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Lanse is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Lanse: (814)

Communities near Lanse ...

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

• State College
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State College
  • State College is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for State College <4>
• Bellefonte
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Clearfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
  • Clearfield is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearfield <4>
• Philipsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philipsburg
  • Philipsburg is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philipsburg <4>
• Milesburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Osceola Mills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Mills
  • Osceola Mills is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola Mills <4>
• Chester Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill
  • Chester Hill is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
• Snow Shoe
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Shoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Shoe
  • Snow Shoe is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Shoe <4>
• Houtzdale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houtzdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houtzdale
  • Houtzdale is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houtzdale <4>
• Port Matilda
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Matilda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Matilda
  • Port Matilda is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Matilda <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 Lanse. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lanse.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lanse ...

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

Adding Lanse to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lanse 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 Lanse was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lanse post office opened in 1898.

We also found Lanse on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lanse.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clearfield County: www.clearfieldco.org/

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