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Welcome to Strong ...

Strong is located in Northumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Strong, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Strong is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Strong: 570 & 272<3>

Communities Also Named Strong ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Strong - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Ontario, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Strong ...

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

  • Bloomsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Pottsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunbury
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Schuylkill Haven
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Shenandoah
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Danville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Minersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
    • Minersville is located in Schuylkill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,133 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <4>
  • Mahanoy City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Frackville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Strong ...

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

Adding Strong to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Strong post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Strong.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Northumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Strong - 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 Strong area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Strong 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.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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