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Welcome to East Towanda ...

East Towanda is located in Bradford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Towanda, 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 Towanda: E. Towanda

East Towanda is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

The ZIP code for East Towanda: 18848<4>

Communities near East Towanda ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Towanda ...

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

Adding East Towanda to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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 Towanda - 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 Towanda area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the East Towanda 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 Towanda). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether East Towanda 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.