Welcome to West Milton ...

West Milton is located in Union County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Milton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

A typical abbreviation for West Milton: W. Milton

West Milton is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for West Milton: (570)

The ZIP code for West Milton: 17886<3>

Communities Also Named West Milton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named West Milton - they are located in New York, Ohio and Vermont.

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

Communities near West Milton ...

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

• Williamsport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
  • Williamsport is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <4>
• Sunbury
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
  • Sunbury is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <4>
• South Williamsport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Williamsport
  • South Williamsport is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Williamsport <4>
• Selinsgrove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove
  • Selinsgrove is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selinsgrove <4>
• Lewisburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
• Danville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Montour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Montoursville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montoursville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montoursville
  • Montoursville is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montoursville <4>
• Northumberland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
  • Northumberland is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northumberland <4>
• Mifflinburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinburg
  • Mifflinburg is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflinburg <4>
• Muncy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
  • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncy <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 West Milton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Milton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Milton ...

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

Adding West Milton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Milton post office opened in 1862.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Milton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Union County: www.unionco.org/

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