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Welcome to Jim Thorpe ...Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County<1> and is the County Seat for Carbon County. Jim Thorpe was founded in 1818. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Jim Thorpe has a population of 4,656 people<2> (see below for details). Jim Thorpe is 1,510 feet [460 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Jim Thorpe lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The telephone area code for Jim Thorpe: (570) The ZIP code for Jim Thorpe: 18229<4> The community of Jim Thorpe was previously named East Mauch Chunk. Going back to its beginning, Jim Thorpe was originally named Mauch Chunk. For more information about the names of Jim Thorpe, see The Names of Jim Thorpe on our Genealogy Page. Websites for Jim Thorpe ...Official Website: https://www.jimthorpe.org/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Jim Thorpe had an population of 4,656 people. This is a decrease of 2.61% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.08% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Jim Thorpe had a population of 4,781 people (or 7.33% of the total population of Carbon County). This makes Jim Thorpe the county's 3rd most populous community. The population of Jim Thorpe represents 0.04% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 203rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 4,781 people, the population of Jim Thorpe has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,804 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Jim Thorpe. Communities near Jim Thorpe ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jim Thorpe.
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 Jim Thorpe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jim Thorpe. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jim Thorpe. 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 Jim Thorpe. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jim Thorpe. See our Newspapers Page for Jim Thorpe. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jim Thorpe ...Looking for more information about Jim Thorpe? 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 Jim Thorpe, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Jim Thorpe. Adding Jim Thorpe to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Jim Thorpe 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 Jim Thorpe was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Jim Thorpe in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Jim Thorpe post office opened in 1954. For more details, see References and Mentions for Jim Thorpe. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Jim Thorpe: https://www.jimthorpe.org/ The official website for Carbon County: www.carboncounty.com/ The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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