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Welcome to Dewart ...

Dewart is located in Northumberland County<1>.



Google driving directions from your current location to Dewart (Patience, this may take a moment).


While we don't have a date for the founding of Dewart, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Dewart is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dewart: 570 & 272<3>

The ZIP code for Dewart: 17730<4>

Communities near Dewart ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dewart ...

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

Adding Dewart to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dewart 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 Dewart was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Dewart post office opened in 1858.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dewart.

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

The official website for Northumberland County: www.northumberlandco.org/

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

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 Dewart - 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 Dewart area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Dewart 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 Dewart). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Dewart 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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