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Welcome to Athens ...

Athens is located in Bradford County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Athens, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1800.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Athens has a population of 3,191 people<3> (see below for details).

Athens is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Athens is located in the (570) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Athens had an population of 3,191 people. This is a decrease of 5.23% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.56% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Athens had a population of 3,367 people (which is 5.38% of the total population of Bradford County). This makes Athens the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Athens represents 0.03% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 286th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,367 people, the population of Athens decreased 1.41% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,415 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Athens.

Communities Also Named Athens ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Athens - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Athens ...

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

  • Elmira
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
    • Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,045 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira <5>
  • Waverly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Waverly is located in Tioga County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,110 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <5>
  • Owego
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
    • Owego is located in Tioga County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,823 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owego <5>
  • Towanda
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towanda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda
    • Towanda is located in Bradford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,803 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towanda <5>
  • Troy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Bradford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
  • Spencer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
    • Spencer is located in Tioga County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <5>
  • Wellsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsburg
    • Wellsburg is located in Chemung County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsburg <5>
  • Monroe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Monroe is located in Bradford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
  • Van Etten
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Etten have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Etten
    • Van Etten is located in Chemung County (NY)
    • Estimated population in 2019: 494 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Etten <5>
  • Nichols
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nichols have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
    • Nichols is located in Tioga County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nichols <5>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Athens. Our list includes 14 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Athens.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Athens ...

Looking for more information about Athens? 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 Athens, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Athens.

Adding Athens to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Athens post office opened in 1800.

We also found Athens in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Athens.

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

The official website for Bradford County: www.bradfordcountypa.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bradford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Athens.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Athens - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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