Welcome to North Orwell ...

North Orwell is located in Bradford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Orwell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

A typical abbreviation for North Orwell: N. Orwell

North Orwell is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

North Orwell lies within the (570) area code.

Communities Also Named North Orwell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named North Orwell - it's located in Vermont.

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

Communities near North Orwell ...

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

• Endicott
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
  • Endicott is located in Broome County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <3>
• Sayre
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
  • Sayre is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <3>
• Waverly
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Tioga County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <3>
• Owego
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owego have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
  • Owego is located in Tioga County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owego <3>
• Athens
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <3>
• Towanda
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towanda have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda
  • Towanda is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towanda <3>
• South Waverly
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waverly
  • South Waverly is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
• Wyalusing
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
  • Wyalusing is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyalusing <3>
• Monroe
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
• Nichols
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nichols have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
  • Nichols is located in Tioga County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nichols <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Orwell ...

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

Adding North Orwell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Orwell 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 North Orwell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the North Orwell post office opened in 1833.

We also found North Orwell in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Orwell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Orwell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bradford County: www.bradfordcountypa.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/