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Welcome to Susquehanna ...

Susquehanna is located in Susquehanna County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Susquehanna, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.

Susquehanna is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Susquehanna: 570 & 272<3>

The ZIP code for Susquehanna: 18847<4>

Communities Also Named Susquehanna ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Susquehanna: This one is located in Susquehanna County and the other is located in Lancaster County.

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

Websites for Susquehanna ...

Official Website: www.susquehannatwp.com/

Communities near Susquehanna ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Susquehanna. Our list includes 15 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Susquehanna.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Susquehanna ...

Looking for more information about Susquehanna? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Susquehanna, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Susquehanna.

Adding Susquehanna to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Susquehanna post office opened in 1876.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Susquehanna.

Footnotes ...

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