Welcome to East Bloomsburg ...

East Bloomsburg is located in Columbia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Bloomsburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

A typical abbreviation for East Bloomsburg: E. Bloomsburg

East Bloomsburg is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for East Bloomsburg: 570 & 272<3>

Communities near East Bloomsburg ...

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

Berwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berwick is located in Columbia County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,855 people
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Shamokin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
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Mount Carmel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,708 people
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Shenandoah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shenandoah is located in Schuylkill County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
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Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Danville is located in Montour County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,595 people
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Mahanoy City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mahanoy City is located in Schuylkill County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,928 people
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Frackville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frackville is located in Schuylkill County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
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Kulpmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kulpmont is located in Northumberland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
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Ashland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ashland is located in Schuylkill County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
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Conyngham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Conyngham is located in Luzerne County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
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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 East Bloomsburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Bloomsburg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Bloomsburg ...

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

Adding East Bloomsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Bloomsburg 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 East Bloomsburg was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Bloomsburg.

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 East Bloomsburg - 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 East Bloomsburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the East Bloomsburg 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.