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Welcome to Berwick ...

Berwick is located in Columbia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Berwick, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1800.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Berwick has a population of 9,912 people<2> (see below for details).

Berwick is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Berwick: 570 & 272<4>

The ZIP code for Berwick: 18603<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Berwick had an population of 9,912 people. This is a decrease of 5.39% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Berwick had a population of 10,477 people (or 15.55% of the total population of Columbia County). This makes Berwick the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Berwick represents 0.08% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 64th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 10,477 people, the population of Berwick decreased 2.76% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 10,774 people).

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

Communities Also Named Berwick ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Berwick - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio and Ontario.

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

Communities near Berwick ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Berwick. Our list includes 29 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Berwick.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Berwick ...

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

Adding Berwick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Berwick 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 Berwick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

From that list, the Berwick post office opened in 1800.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Berwick.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Berwick.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Berwick - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Berwick area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Berwick area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Berwick). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Berwick or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<9>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/