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Welcome to Klingerstown ...

Klingerstown is located in Schuylkill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Klingerstown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1818.

Klingerstown is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Klingerstown: 570 & 272<3>

The ZIP code for Klingerstown: 17941<4>

Communities near Klingerstown ...

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

  • Sunbury
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • 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 <5>
  • Shamokin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <5>
  • Selinsgrove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Carmel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Northumberland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Kulpmont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <5>
  • Ashland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Millersburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lykens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Klingerstown ...

Looking for more information about Klingerstown? 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 Klingerstown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Klingerstown.

Adding Klingerstown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Klingerstown 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 Klingerstown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Klingerstown post office opened in 1818.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Klingerstown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Schuylkill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Klingerstown - 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 Klingerstown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Klingerstown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Klingerstown). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Klingerstown or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/