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Welcome to Rouzerville ...

Rouzerville is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rouzerville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Rouzerville is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rouzerville: 717 & 223<3>

The ZIP code for Rouzerville: 17250<4>

Communities near Rouzerville ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rouzerville ...

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

Adding Rouzerville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rouzerville post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rouzerville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rouzerville - 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 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Rouzerville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Rouzerville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 Rouzerville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Rouzerville 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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