Welcome to Summit Station ...

Summit Station is located in Schuylkill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Summit Station, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

A typical abbreviation for Summit Station: Summit Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Summit Station is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Summit Station: 17979<3>

Communities Also Named Summit Station ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Summit Station - they are located in Nevada, New York (2), Ohio (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Summit Station ...

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

• Lebanon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Pottsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
  • Pottsville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsville <4>
• Tamaqua
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaqua
  • Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaqua <4>
• Schuylkill Haven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schuylkill Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuylkill Haven
  • Schuylkill Haven is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schuylkill Haven <4>
• Shenandoah
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
• Hamburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <4>
• Minersville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
  • Minersville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <4>
• Sinking Spring
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
  • Sinking Spring is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinking Spring <4>
• Mahanoy City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahanoy City
  • Mahanoy City is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahanoy City <4>
• Laureldale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laureldale
  • Laureldale is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,896 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laureldale <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 Summit Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Summit Station.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Summit Station ...

Looking for more information about Summit Station? 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 Summit Station, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Summit Station.

Adding Summit Station to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Summit Station post office opened in 1856.

We also found Summit Station in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Summit Station.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Schuylkill County: www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/

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