Welcome to Port Trevorton ...

Port Trevorton is located in Snyder County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Trevorton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

A typical abbreviation for Port Trevorton: Prt. Trevorton

Port Trevorton is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Port Trevorton: 17864<3>

Communities near Port Trevorton ...

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

• Sunbury
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
  • Sunbury is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <4>
• Shamokin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
  • Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <4>
• Selinsgrove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove
  • Selinsgrove is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selinsgrove <4>
• Lewisburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
• Northumberland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
  • Northumberland is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northumberland <4>
• Mifflinburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinburg
  • Mifflinburg is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflinburg <4>
• Kulpmont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kulpmont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulpmont
  • Kulpmont is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kulpmont <4>
• Millersburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <4>
• Lykens
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykens
  • Lykens is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lykens <4>
• Shamokin Dam
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamokin Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin Dam
  • Shamokin Dam is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin Dam <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 Port Trevorton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Trevorton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Trevorton ...

Looking for more information about Port Trevorton? 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 Port Trevorton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Port Trevorton.

Adding Port Trevorton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Port Trevorton 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 Port Trevorton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Port Trevorton post office opened in 1889.

We also found Port Trevorton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Trevorton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Snyder County: www.snydercounty.org/

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