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Welcome to Bastress ...

Bastress is located in Lycoming County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bastress, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Bastress is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bastress: 570 & 272<3>

Communities near Bastress ...

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

  • Williamsport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lock Haven
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Milton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Milton is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
  • South Williamsport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewisburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Montoursville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jersey Shore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mifflinburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Muncy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncy <4>
  • Watsontown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bastress ...

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

Adding Bastress to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bastress 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 (so far) for Bastress was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bastress.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lycoming, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bastress - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Bastress area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Bastress area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.