Welcome to Greenback ...
Greenback is located in Northumberland County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenback, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Greenback is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Greenback lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Greenback: 570 & 272<3>
Communities Also Named Greenback ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Greenback - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas, North Carolina, Oregon and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Greenback.
Communities near Greenback ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Greenback.
- Bloomsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pottsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sunbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Selinsgrove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
- Shenandoah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Danville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Minersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
- Frackville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Northumberland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Greenback. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greenback.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Greenback. 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 Greenback.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenback. See our Newspapers Page for Greenback.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenback ...
Looking for more information about Greenback? 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 Greenback, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Greenback.
Adding Greenback to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Greenback 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 Greenback was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Greenback on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenback.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Northumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greenback - 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 Greenback area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Greenback area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |