Welcome to Dice ...

Dice is located in Union County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dice, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Dice is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Dice is located in the (570) area code.

Communities Also Named Dice ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Dice - they are located in Indiana, Kentucky and Michigan.

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

Communities near Dice ...

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

• Sunbury
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
  • Sunbury is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <4>
• Milton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
• Selinsgrove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove
  • Selinsgrove is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selinsgrove <4>
• Lewisburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
• Northumberland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
  • Northumberland is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northumberland <4>
• Watsontown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watsontown
  • Watsontown is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watsontown <4>
• Shamokin Dam
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamokin Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin Dam
  • Shamokin Dam is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin Dam <4>
• Middleburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
  • Middleburg is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <4>
• Beavertown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
  • Beavertown is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavertown <4>
• McClure
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
  • McClure is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClure <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 Dice. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dice.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dice ...

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

Adding Dice to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dice 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 Dice was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dice post office opened in 1897.

We also found Dice on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dice.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Union County: www.unionco.org/

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