Welcome to Bear Gap ...

Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bear Gap, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Bear Gap is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Bear Gap lies within the (570) area code.

Communities near Bear Gap ...

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

• Bloomsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsburg
  • Bloomsburg is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomsburg <3>
• Pottsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <3>
• Sunbury
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • 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 <3>
• Shamokin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
  • Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <3>
• Selinsgrove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Mount Carmel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <3>
• Shenandoah
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • 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 <3>
• Danville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <3>
• Minersville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Mahanoy City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • 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 <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bear Gap ...

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

Adding Bear Gap to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bear Gap 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 Bear Gap was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Bear Gap in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bear Gap.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Northumberland County: www.northumberlandco.org/

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