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Welcome to Tower City ...Tower City is located in Schuylkill County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Tower City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Tower City has a population of 1,273 people<2> (see below for details). Tower City is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Tower City lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The ZIP code for Tower City: 17980<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Tower City had an population of 1,273 people. This is a decrease of 5.42% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.81% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Tower City had a population of 1,346 people. This makes Tower City the county's 18th most populous community. The population of Tower City represents 0.01% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 526th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,346 people, the population of Tower City decreased 3.58% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,396 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Tower City. Communities Also Named Tower City ...Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tower City - it's located in North Dakota. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tower City. Communities near Tower City ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tower City.
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 Tower City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tower City. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tower City. 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 Tower City. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tower City. See our Newspapers Page for Tower City. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tower City ...Looking for more information about Tower City? 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 Tower City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Tower City. Adding Tower City to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Tower City 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 Tower City was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). We also found Tower City in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Tower City. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tower City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Schuylkill County: www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/ The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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