Welcome to Milton ...

Milton is located in Northumberland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Milton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1799.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Milton has a population of 6,590 people<3> (see below for details).

Milton is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Milton is located in the (570) area code.

Websites for Milton ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.miltonpa.com/

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Milton had an population of 6,590 people. This is a decrease of 6.42% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.9% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Milton had a population of 7,042 people (or 7.45% of the total population of Northumberland County). This makes Milton the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Milton represents 0.06% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 121st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,042 people, the population of Milton increased 5.89% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,650 people).

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

Communities Also Named Milton ...

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

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 67 communities that are also named Milton - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California (2), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (6), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Montana, Nebraska (2), Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah (2), Vermont, Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Milton ...

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

• Williamsport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
  • Williamsport is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <5>
• Sunbury
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• South Williamsport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Williamsport
  • South Williamsport is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Williamsport <5>
• Selinsgrove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Danville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Montour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <5>
• Montoursville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montoursville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montoursville
  • Montoursville is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montoursville <5>
• Northumberland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Mifflinburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinburg
  • Mifflinburg is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflinburg <5>
• Kulpmont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Muncy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
  • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncy <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 Milton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Milton.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Milton. Our list includes 22 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Milton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Milton ...

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

Adding Milton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Milton post office opened in 1799.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Milton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Milton. 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/