Welcome to Foundryville ...

Foundryville is located in Columbia County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Foundryville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

Foundryville is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Foundryville is located in the (570) area code.

Communities Also Named Foundryville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Foundryville: This one is located in Columbia County and the other is located in Luzerne County.

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

Communities near Foundryville ...

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

• Hazleton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazleton
  • Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazleton <4>
• Bloomsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Nanticoke
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
  • Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanticoke <4>
• Plymouth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
• Shenandoah
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• West Hazleton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hazleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
  • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
• Mahanoy City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahanoy City
  • Mahanoy City is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahanoy City <4>
• Freeland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
  • Freeland is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeland <4>
• Ashley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
  • Ashley is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashley <4>
• McAdoo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAdoo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdoo
  • McAdoo is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAdoo <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 Foundryville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Foundryville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Foundryville ...

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

Adding Foundryville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Foundryville post office opened in 1833.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Foundryville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Foundryville. 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 State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/