Welcome to Cambra ...

Cambra is located in Luzerne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cambra, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

Cambra is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Cambra is within the (570) area code.

Communities near Cambra ...

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

• Bloomsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Nanticoke
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
  • Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanticoke <4>
• Berwick
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Berwick is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <4>
• Plymouth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
• Harveys Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveys Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Lake
  • Harveys Lake is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harveys Lake <4>
• Conyngham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conyngham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyngham
  • Conyngham is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conyngham <4>
• Nescopeck
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nescopeck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nescopeck
  • Nescopeck is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nescopeck <4>
• Catawissa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawissa
  • Catawissa is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catawissa <4>
• Sugar Notch
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Notch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
  • Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
• Millville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
  • Millville is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cambra ...

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

Adding Cambra to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cambra 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 Cambra was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cambra post office opened in 1838.

We also found Cambra in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cambra.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/

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