Welcome to Cressona ...

Cressona is located in Schuylkill County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cressona, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cressona has a population of 1,594 people<3> (see below for details).

Cressona is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cressona had an population of 1,594 people. This is a decrease of 3.45% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.51% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cressona had a population of 1,651 people. This makes Cressona the county's 16th most populous community.

The population of Cressona represents 0.01% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 480th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,651 people, the population of Cressona has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,635 people).

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

Communities Also Named Cressona ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cressona - it's located in Mississippi.

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

Communities near Cressona ...

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

• Tamaqua
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Mount Carmel
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <5>
• Shenandoah
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <5>
• Hamburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <5>
• Minersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
  • Minersville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <5>
• Mahanoy City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahanoy City
  • Mahanoy City is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahanoy City <5>
• Frackville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frackville
  • Frackville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frackville <5>
• Myerstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myerstown
  • Myerstown is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myerstown <5>
• Orwigsburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwigsburg
  • Orwigsburg is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orwigsburg <5>
• Womelsdorf
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Womelsdorf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
  • Womelsdorf is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Womelsdorf <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 Cressona. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cressona.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cressona ...

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

Adding Cressona to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cressona post office opened in 1857.

We also found Cressona in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cressona.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Schuylkill County: www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/

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