Welcome to Excelsior ...

Excelsior is located in Northumberland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Excelsior, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

Excelsior is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Excelsior: (570)

Communities Also Named Excelsior ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Excelsior - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia (3), Iowa, Kansas (3), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington, West Virginia (3) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Excelsior ...

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

• Bloomsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsburg
  • Bloomsburg is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomsburg <4>
• Pottsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
  • Pottsville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsville <4>
• Sunbury
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Shamokin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Selinsgrove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Mount Carmel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Schuylkill Haven
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuylkill Haven
  • Schuylkill Haven is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schuylkill Haven <4>
• Shenandoah
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
• Danville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Montour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Minersville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
  • Minersville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <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 Excelsior. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Excelsior.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Excelsior ...

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

Adding Excelsior to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Excelsior post office opened in 1869.

We also found Excelsior in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Excelsior.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Northumberland County: www.northumberlandco.org/

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