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Welcome to Polk ...

Polk is located in Venango County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Polk, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1845.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Polk has a population of 773 people<2> (see below for details).

Polk is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The ZIP code for Polk: 16342<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Polk had an population of 773 people. This is a decrease of 5.27% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 25.02% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Polk had a population of 816 people. This makes Polk the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 816 people, the population of Polk decreased 20.85% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,031 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Polk.

Communities Also Named Polk ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Polk - they are located in Alabama, California, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Polk ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Polk ...

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

Adding Polk to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Polk post office opened in 1845.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Polk.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Venango, 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 Polk.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Polk - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 Polk). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Polk 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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/