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Welcome to Dogtown ...

Dogtown is located in Columbia County<1>.

Dogtown is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dogtown: 570 & 272<3>

Communities Also Named Dogtown ...

While we believe that this Dogtown is located in Columbia County, we know of another 5 Pennsylvania communities named Dogtown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Fulton, Lebanon, Luzerne, Snyder and Tioga County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 29 communities that are also named Dogtown - they are located in Alabama (2), California (3), Florida, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Montana (2), Nebraska, New York, Ohio (5) and Tennessee (2).

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

Communities near Dogtown ...

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

  • Hazleton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Bloomsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Pottsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Berwick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Shamokin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
    • Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <4>
  • Tamaqua
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Mount Carmel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Shenandoah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Danville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • West Hazleton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Hazleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
    • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dogtown ...

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

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

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiapa.org/county/

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 Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dogtown - 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 Dogtown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Dogtown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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