Welcome to Great Bend ...

Great Bend is located in Susquehanna County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Great Bend, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Great Bend has a population of 668 people<3> (see below for details).

Great Bend is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Great Bend is within the boundaries of the (570) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Great Bend had an population of 668 people. This is a decrease of 8.99% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.57% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Great Bend had a population of 734 people. This makes Great Bend the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 734 people, the population of Great Bend increased 4.86% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 700 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Great Bend.

Communities Also Named Great Bend ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Great Bend - they are located in Kansas, New York, North Dakota and Ohio.

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

Communities near Great Bend ...

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

• Binghamton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghamton
  • Binghamton is located in Broome County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Binghamton <5>
• Johnson City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
  • Johnson City is located in Broome County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <5>
• Endicott
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
  • Endicott is located in Broome County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <5>
• Port Dickinson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Dickinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
  • Port Dickinson is located in Broome County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
• Deposit
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
  • Deposit is located in Broome County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deposit <5>
• Montrose
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <5>
• Susquehanna Depot
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Susquehanna Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
  • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
• Windsor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Broome County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
• New Milford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
  • New Milford is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Milford <5>
• Oakland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Great Bend ...

Looking for more information about Great Bend? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Great Bend, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Great Bend.

Adding Great Bend to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Great Bend 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 Great Bend was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Great Bend in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Great Bend.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Susquehanna County: www.susquehanna.pa.us/

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