Welcome to Saint Joseph ...

Saint Joseph is located in Susquehanna County<1>.

The location of Saint Joseph has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Joseph, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Joseph: St. Joseph

Saint Joseph is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Saint Joseph: (570)

Communities Also Named Saint Joseph ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Saint Joseph - they are located in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Quebec (3), South Dakota, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin (3).

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

Communities near Saint Joseph ...

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

• Binghamton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghamton
  • Binghamton is located in Broome County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Binghamton <4>
• Johnson City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
  • Johnson City is located in Broome County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <4>
• Endicott
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
  • Endicott is located in Broome County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <4>
• Owego
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
  • Owego is located in Tioga County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owego <4>
• Port Dickinson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Dickinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
  • Port Dickinson is located in Broome County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
• Montrose
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <4>
• Hallstead
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallstead
  • Hallstead is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallstead <4>
• New Milford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
  • New Milford is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Milford <4>
• Great Bend
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
  • Great Bend is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Bend <4>
• Oakland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Joseph ...

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

Adding Saint Joseph to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint Joseph 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 Saint Joseph was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Saint Joseph post office opened in 1852.

We also found Saint Joseph in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Joseph.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Susquehanna County: www.susquehanna.pa.us/

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