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Welcome to Mahanoy Plane ...

Mahanoy Plane is located in Schuylkill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mahanoy Plane, you might consider that their post office opened in 1864.

Mahanoy Plane is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mahanoy Plane: 570 & 272<3>

The ZIP code for Mahanoy Plane: 17949<4>

Communities near Mahanoy Plane ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mahanoy Plane ...

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

Adding Mahanoy Plane to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mahanoy Plane post office opened in 1864.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mahanoy Plane.

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 Mahanoy Plane - 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 Mahanoy Plane area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Mahanoy Plane 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 Mahanoy Plane). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mahanoy Plane 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/