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Welcome to Milnesville ...

Milnesville is located in Luzerne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Milnesville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

Milnesville is 1,600 feet [488 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Milnesville: 570 & 272<3>

The ZIP code for Milnesville: 18239<4>

Communities Also Named Milnesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Milnesville - they are located in Ontario and Virginia.

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

Communities near Milnesville ...

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

  • Wilkes-Barre
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Kingston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Nanticoke
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Berwick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Tamaqua
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Plymouth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Lehighton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shenandoah
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Edwardsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jim Thorpe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
    • Former names for Jim Thorpe:
    • East Mauch Chunk
    • Mauch Chunk
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <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 Milnesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Milnesville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Milnesville ...

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

Adding Milnesville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Milnesville post office opened in 1873.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Milnesville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Luzerne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Milnesville - 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 Milnesville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Milnesville 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 Milnesville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Milnesville 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/