Welcome to Bowmanstown ...

Bowmanstown is located in Carbon County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bowmanstown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bowmanstown has a population of 883 people<3> (see below for details).

Bowmanstown is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bowmanstown had an population of 883 people. This is a decrease of 5.76% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.34% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bowmanstown had a population of 937 people. This makes Bowmanstown the county's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 937 people, the population of Bowmanstown increased 4.69% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 895 people).

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

Communities near Bowmanstown ...

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

• Allentown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
  • Allentown is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allentown <5>
• Bethlehem
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Bethlehem is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethlehem <5>
• Emmaus
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus
  • Emmaus is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmaus <5>
• Northampton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
  • Northampton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northampton <5>
• Tamaqua
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaqua
  • Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaqua <5>
• Catasauqua
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catasauqua
  • Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catasauqua <5>
• Nazareth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth
  • Nazareth is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nazareth <5>
• Lehighton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehighton
  • Lehighton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehighton <5>
• Fountain Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
  • Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
• Jim Thorpe
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
  • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
  • Former names for Jim Thorpe:
  • East Mauch Chunk
  • Mauch Chunk
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <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 Bowmanstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bowmanstown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bowmanstown ...

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

Adding Bowmanstown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bowmanstown post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bowmanstown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Carbon County: www.carboncounty.com/

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