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Welcome to Kingwood ...

Kingwood is located in Cumberland County<1>.

Kingwood is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kingwood: 717 & 223<3>

Communities Also Named Kingwood ...

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

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 11 communities that are also named Kingwood - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ontario, Oregon, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Kingwood ...

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

  • Harrisburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Carlisle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Middletown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Mechanicsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Palmyra
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • New Cumberland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Steelton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hummelstown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Lemoyne
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Penbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 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 Kingwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kingwood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kingwood ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kingwood - 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 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Kingwood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Kingwood 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.