Welcome to Corning ...

Corning is located in Lehigh County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Corning, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

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

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

Area codes for Corning: (610) and (484)<4>

Communities Also Named Corning ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Corning - they are located in Arkansas, California, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Saskatchewan, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Corning ...

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

• Allentown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Pottstown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
  • Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottstown <5>
• Lansdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdale
  • Lansdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdale <5>
• Emmaus
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Perkasie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkasie
  • Perkasie is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkasie <5>
• Quakertown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
  • Quakertown is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quakertown <5>
• Souderton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Souderton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souderton
  • Souderton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Souderton <5>
• Catasauqua
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Corning ...

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

Adding Corning to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Corning post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Corning.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lehigh County: www.lehighcounty.org/

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