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Welcome to East Smithfield ...

East Smithfield is located in Bradford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Smithfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1825.

A typical abbreviation for East Smithfield: E. Smithfield

East Smithfield is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

The ZIP code for East Smithfield: 18817<4>

Communities near East Smithfield ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Smithfield ...

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

Adding East Smithfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Smithfield 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 East Smithfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the East Smithfield post office opened in 1825.

We also found East Smithfield in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bradford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Smithfield - 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 Smithfield area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the East Smithfield 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 East Smithfield). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether East Smithfield 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>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.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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