Welcome to Kulpmont ...
Kulpmont is located in Northumberland County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Kulpmont, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Kulpmont has a population of 2,752 people<2> (see below for details).
Kulpmont is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Kulpmont lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Kulpmont: 570 & 272<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kulpmont had an population of 2,752 people. This is a decrease of 5.88% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.81% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Kulpmont had a population of 2,924 people. This makes Kulpmont the county's 6th most populous community.
The population of Kulpmont represents 0.02% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 324th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 2,924 people, the population of Kulpmont decreased 2.04% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,985 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Kulpmont.
Communities near Kulpmont ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kulpmont.
- Bloomsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsburg
- Bloomsburg is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,749 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomsburg <5>
- Sunbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Sunbury is located in Northumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <5>
- Milton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Selinsgrove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove
- Selinsgrove is located in Snyder County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,913 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selinsgrove <5>
- Mount Carmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,708 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <5>
- Lewisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Lewisburg is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,687 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <5>
- Shenandoah
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Shenandoah is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <5>
- Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Montour County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,595 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <5>
- Minersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Minersville is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,133 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <5>
- Frackville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frackville
- Frackville is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frackville <5>
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 Kulpmont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kulpmont.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kulpmont. 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 Kulpmont.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kulpmont. See our Newspapers Page for Kulpmont.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kulpmont ...
Looking for more information about Kulpmont? 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 Kulpmont, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kulpmont.
Adding Kulpmont to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Kulpmont 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 Kulpmont was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Kulpmont post office opened in 1906.
We also found Kulpmont on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Kulpmont.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kulpmont. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Northumberland County: www.northumberlandco.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Kulpmont. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kulpmont - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Kulpmont area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Kulpmont area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |