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Welcome to Rohrsburg ...

Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rohrsburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Rohrsburg is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rohrsburg: 570 & 272<3>

Communities near Rohrsburg ...

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

  • Bloomsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Berwick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Danville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Muncy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncy <4>
  • Riverside
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Nescopeck
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Catawissa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Millville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Shickshinny
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Benton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rohrsburg ...

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

Adding Rohrsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rohrsburg 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 Rohrsburg was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rohrsburg.

Footnotes ...

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