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Census Data for Powells Valley

As far as we can tell, Powells Valley<1> has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Powells Valley, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • Halifax
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halifax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
    • Halifax is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halifax <3>
  • New Buffalo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
    • New Buffalo is located in Perry County
  • Dauphin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Duncannon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncannon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncannon
    • Duncannon is located in Perry County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncannon <3>
  • Marysville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Marysville is located in Perry County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <3>
  • Millersburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
    • Millersburg is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <3>
  • Elizabethville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethville
    • Elizabethville is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethville <3>
  • Harrisburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Liverpool
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liverpool have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
    • Liverpool is located in Perry County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <3>
  • Newport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Penbrook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
    • Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
  • Wormleysburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wormleysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wormleysburg
    • Wormleysburg is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wormleysburg <3>
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    • Berrysburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Blain
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain
      • Blain is located in Perry County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blain <3>
    • Bloomfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County

Dauphin County ...

Powells Valley is located in Dauphin County<4>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Dauphin County.

Miscellaneous Information for Powells Valley ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Dauphin County or the community of Powells Valley:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Powells Valley:
    • GNIS ID for Powells Valley: 1184371
    • GNIS ID for Dauphin County: 1213667
    • GNIS ID for State of Pennsylvania: 1779798
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Powells Valley is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Powells Valley.

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

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

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Footnotes ...

<1>It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Powells Valley may originally have been Powell's Valley. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Powells Valley might be written as Powell Valley. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Powells Valley.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.









 

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