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Welcome to Oakmont ...

Oakmont is located in Dauphin County<1>.

Oakmont is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Oakmont: 717 & 223<3>

Communities Also Named Oakmont ...

While we believe that this Oakmont is located in Dauphin County, we know of another 3 Pennsylvania communities named Oakmont. Those communities are located in the following counties: Allegheny, Cambria and Delaware County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 19 communities that are also named Oakmont - they are located in California, Delaware, Louisiana, Maryland (3), Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina (4), Tennessee and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Oakmont ...

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

  • Harrisburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lebanon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Elizabethtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Middletown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mechanicsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Mount Joy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Camp Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Palmyra
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Cumberland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakmont ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Dauphin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oakmont - 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 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Oakmont area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Oakmont area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.