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Welcome to Dalmatia ...

Dalmatia is located in Northumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dalmatia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1818.

Dalmatia is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dalmatia: 570 & 272<3>

The ZIP code for Dalmatia: 17017<4>

Communities near Dalmatia ...

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

  • Sunbury
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Sunbury is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <5>
  • Selinsgrove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Northumberland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Mifflinburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Millersburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lykens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Shamokin Dam
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Newport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Elizabethville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Duncannon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dalmatia ...

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

Adding Dalmatia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dalmatia 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 (so far) for Dalmatia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Dalmatia post office opened in 1818.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dalmatia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Northumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dalmatia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Dalmatia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Dalmatia area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Dalmatia). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Dalmatia or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/