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Welcome to Woolrich ...

Woolrich is located in Clinton County<1>.

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

Woolrich is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Woolrich: 570 & 272<3>

The ZIP code for Woolrich: 17779<4>

Websites for Woolrich ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.clintoncountyinfo.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Woolrich, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Woolrich ...

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

  • Williamsport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Lock Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • South Williamsport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jersey Shore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hughesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mill Hall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Flemington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Flemington is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
  • Duboistown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Duboistown is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duboistown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
  • Howard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Beech Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woolrich ...

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

Adding Woolrich to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woolrich.

Footnotes ...

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