Welcome to Avis ...

Avis is located in Clinton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Avis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Avis has a population of 1,489 people<3> (see below for details).

Avis is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Avis is located in the (570) area code.

Websites for Avis ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.clintoncountyinfo.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Avis, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Avis had an population of 1,489 people. This is an increase of 0.34% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.2% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Avis had a population of 1,484 people. This makes Avis the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Avis represents 0.01% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 510th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,484 people, the population of Avis has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,492 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Avis.

Communities Also Named Avis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Avis - they are located in Kentucky, New Mexico, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Avis ...

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

• Williamsport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Lock Haven
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• South Williamsport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Jersey Shore
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey Shore
  • Jersey Shore is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jersey Shore <5>
• Hughesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
  • Hughesville is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughesville <5>
• Mill Hall
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Montgomery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <5>
• Flemington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flemington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
• Duboistown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duboistown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duboistown
  • Duboistown is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
• Beech Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
  • Beech Creek is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Creek <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 Avis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Avis.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Avis ...

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

Adding Avis to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Avis post office opened in 1904.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Avis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clinton County: www.clintoncountypa.com/

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