Welcome to Urban ...

Urban is located in Northumberland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Urban, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

Urban is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Urban: (570)

Communities Also Named Urban ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Urban - they are located in Kentucky, Michigan and Washington.

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

Communities near Urban ...

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

• Sunbury
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Selinsgrove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove
  • Selinsgrove is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selinsgrove <4>
• Northumberland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
  • Northumberland is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northumberland <4>
• Kulpmont
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kulpmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulpmont
  • Kulpmont is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kulpmont <4>
• Millersburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <4>
• Lykens
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykens
  • Lykens is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lykens <4>
• Shamokin Dam
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamokin Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin Dam
  • Shamokin Dam is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin Dam <4>
• Elizabethville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethville
  • Elizabethville is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethville <4>
• Williamstown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
  • Williamstown is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamstown <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Urban ...

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

Adding Urban to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Urban post office opened in 1868.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Urban.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Northumberland County: www.northumberlandco.org/

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