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Welcome to Osceola Mills ...

Osceola Mills is located in Clearfield County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Osceola Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Osceola Mills has a population of 1,070 people<2> (see below for details).

Osceola Mills is 1,640 feet [500 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Osceola Mills: 814 & 582<4>

The ZIP code for Osceola Mills: 16666<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Osceola Mills had an population of 1,070 people. This is a decrease of 6.22% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Osceola Mills had a population of 1,141 people. This makes Osceola Mills the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,141 people, the population of Osceola Mills decreased 8.65% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,249 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Osceola Mills.

Communities Also Named Osceola Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Osceola Mills - it's located in Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Osceola Mills ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Osceola Mills ...

Looking for more information about Osceola Mills? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Osceola Mills, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Osceola Mills.

Adding Osceola Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Osceola Mills 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 Osceola Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Osceola Mills post office opened in 1862.

We also found Osceola Mills in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Osceola Mills.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Clearfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Osceola Mills.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Osceola Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Osceola Mills area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Osceola Mills area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 Osceola Mills). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Osceola Mills or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/