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Welcome to Kapp ...

Kapp is located in Northumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kapp, 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.

Kapp is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kapp: 570 & 272<3>

Communities near Kapp ...

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

  • Sunbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunbury is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <4>
  • Shamokin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <4>
  • Milton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Milton is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
  • Selinsgrove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lewisburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Danville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Mifflinburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Kulpmont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Kulpmont is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulpmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kulpmont <4>
  • Watsontown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Riverside
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kapp ...

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

Adding Kapp to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kapp 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 (so far) for Kapp was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kapp.

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 Kapp - 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 Kapp area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Kapp 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.