Welcome to Oriole ...

Oriole is located in Lycoming County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oriole, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

Oriole is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Oriole: 570 & 272<3>

Communities Also Named Oriole ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Oriole - they are located in Florida (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Ontario and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Oriole ...

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

Williamsport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsport is located in Lycoming County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <4>
Lock Haven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lock Haven is located in Clinton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lock Haven <4>
South Williamsport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Williamsport is located in Lycoming County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,064 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Williamsport <4>
Montoursville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montoursville is located in Lycoming County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montoursville <4>
Jersey Shore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jersey Shore is located in Lycoming County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jersey Shore <4>
Mifflinburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mifflinburg is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,445 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflinburg <4>
Watsontown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Watsontown is located in Northumberland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,243 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watsontown <4>
Hughesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hughesville is located in Lycoming County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,024 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughesville <4>
Mill Hall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mill Hall is located in Clinton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Hall <4>
Montgomery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Montgomery is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oriole ...

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

Adding Oriole to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oriole post office opened in 1872. The Oriole post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oriole.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lycoming, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oriole - 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 Oriole area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Oriole 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.
<5>	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/