Welcome to Cranberry ...

Cranberry is located in Venango County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cranberry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

Cranberry is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Cranberry: 16319<3>

Communities Also Named Cranberry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Cranberry: This one is located in Venango County and the other is located in Luzerne County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 10 communities that are also named Cranberry - they are located in British Columbia, Maryland, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Ontario, Quebec and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Cranberry ...

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

• Oil City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Oil City is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <4>
• Franklin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Clarion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
  • Clarion is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarion <4>
• Titusville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titusville
  • Titusville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Titusville <4>
• Sugarcreek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
  • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
• Knox
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
  • Knox is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <4>
• Pleasantville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Pleasantville is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasantville <4>
• Parker
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Parker is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker <4>
• Polk
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
  • Polk is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
• Sandy Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Lake
  • Sandy Lake is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Lake <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 Cranberry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cranberry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cranberry ...

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

Adding Cranberry to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cranberry post office opened in 1835.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cranberry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Venango County: www.co.venango.pa.us/

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