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Welcome to Harrison ...

Harrison is located in Potter County<1>.

Harrison is 2,270 feet [692 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Harrison is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Harrison: 814 & 582<3>

Communities Also Named Harrison ...

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

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 45 communities that are also named Harrison - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (4), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey (3), New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio (6), Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Harrison ...

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

  • Wellsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Coudersport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Galeton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Westfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Andover
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Andover is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <4>
  • New Bergen ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • New Bergen is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
  • Knoxville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Ulysses
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Oswayo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Oswayo is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Elmer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Elmer is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harrison ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Potter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harrison - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Harrison area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Harrison 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.