Census Data for Colon

As far as we can tell, Colon has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Colon, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

• Brookville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Brookville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <2>
• Summerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Summerville is located in Jefferson County
• Worthville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
  • Worthville is located in Jefferson County
• Timblin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timblin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
  • Timblin is located in Jefferson County
• Corsica
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corsica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
  • Corsica is located in Jefferson County
• Reynoldsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
  • Reynoldsville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynoldsville <2>
• Hawthorn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawthorn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
  • Hawthorn is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawthorn <2>
• Punxsutawney
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punxsutawney
  • Punxsutawney is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Punxsutawney <2>
• Big Run
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
  • Big Run is located in Lawrence County
• Sykesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
  • Sykesville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <2>
• Falls Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Creek
  • Falls Creek is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Creek <2>
• New Bethlehem
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethlehem
  • New Bethlehem is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bethlehem <2>
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  • South Bethlehem
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bethlehem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
    • South Bethlehem is located in Armstrong County
  • Strattanville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strattanville
    • Strattanville is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strattanville <2>
  • Troutville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
    • Troutville is located in Clearfield County

Jefferson County ...

Colon is located in Jefferson County<3>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Jefferson County.

Miscellaneous Information for Colon ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Jefferson County or the community of Colon:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Colon:
  • GNIS ID for Colon: 1203312
  • GNIS ID for Jefferson County: 1213674
  • GNIS ID for State of Pennsylvania: 1779798

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 42 (Pennsylvania)
  • County Code: 065 (Jefferson County)
  • Place Code: 15280 (Colon)
  • State & County Code: 42/065 (Pennsylvania / Jefferson County)
  • State & Place Code: 42/15280 (Pennsylvania / Colon)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Colon is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Colon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)