Pennsylvania:  First Post Offices with Rural Free Delivery

New Stanton	11/24/1896	
Ruffsdale	11/24/1896	
Lancaster	12/21/1896	
Washington	10/03/1898	
Shippensburg	01/02/1899	
Westchester	01/02/1899	
Allentown	07/05/1899	
Burgettstown	07/05/1899	
Chester	07/05/1899	
Media	07/05/1899	

Pennsylvania:  Dates That First Rural Routes Were Established at Post Offices,  
through 1904

Abbottstown	07/01/1903	
Ackley Station	02/01/1902	
Alba	05/02/1904	
Albion	01/01/1904	
Alburtis	11/15/1904	
Alderson	04/15/1904	
Alexandria	02/01/1902	
Allegheny	07/01/1903	
Allentown	07/05/1899	
Allenwood	01/01/1904	
Amity	03/15/1901	
Analomink	02/01/1904	
Analomink	04/01/1904	
Andersonburg	01/15/1904	
Annville	07/01/1903	
Apollo	11/01/1904	
Aspers	10/15/1903	
Athens	05/02/1904	
Atlantic	12/01/1903	
Auburn	09/15/1904	
Avondale	02/01/1902	
Avonia	09/01/1904	
Avonmore	04/01/1904	
Baden	11/15/1904	
Bainbridge	12/01/1903	
Bakerstown	07/15/1903	
Bangor	04/01/1904	
Bareville	04/01/1904	
Barnesville	05/01/1903	
Bath	06/01/1904	
Beallsville	04/01/1901	
Bearlake	11/02/1903	
Beaver	02/02/1903	
Beaverfalls	11/01/1900	
Bechtelsville	07/01/1903	
Bedford	09/01/1903	
Beechcreek	12/01/1904	
Belbend	12/01/1900	
Belle Vernon	08/01/1901	
Bellefonte	09/01/1903	
Belleville	07/01/1903	
Bellwood	10/01/1904	
Benton	11/01/1901	
Berlin	12/01/1904	
Berwick	10/01/1901	
Berwyn	10/01/1900	
Bethlehem	09/01/1903	
Biglerville	03/02/1903	
Bird In Hand	03/02/1903	
Birdsboro	05/02/1904	
Bittinger	07/01/1903	
Blain	02/01/1904	
Blairsville	01/15/1901	
Blandon	11/15/1904	
Blooming Valley	12/01/1903	
Bloomsburg	07/15/1904	
Boiling Springs	10/01/1903	
Bonview	11/01/1902	
Boothwyn	03/01/1901	
Bowmanstown	11/15/1904	
Boyce Station	02/02/1903	
Boyers	08/15/1902	
Boyertown	10/15/1903	
Bradley Junction	12/15/1904	
Brandywine Summit	02/15/1901	
Breinigsville	12/15/1903	
Bridgeton	07/01/1903	
Bridgeville	01/01/1903	
Brockwayville	11/15/1904	
Brodbecks	11/01/1902	
Brownsville	08/01/1904	
Brownsville	11/02/1903	
Bruin	08/15/1902	
Bulger	03/15/1901	
Burgettstown	07/05/1899	
Burlington	05/02/1904	
Butler	08/15/1902	
Callery	08/15/1902	
Cambridge Springs	11/01/1901	
Camptown	05/02/1904	
Canonsburg	03/08/1900	
Canton	05/02/1904	
Carbonblack	08/15/1902	
Carbondale	11/02/1903	
Carlisle	10/01/1903	
Carlton	02/15/1904	
Carmichaels	03/01/1904	
Carnegie	10/15/1900	
Catawissa	04/15/1904	
Cedarlane	11/01/1902	
Celia	05/01/1903	
Centerhall	09/01/1903	
Centerville	02/02/1903	
Chadds Ford	04/01/1904	
Chalfont	07/01/1903	
Chambersburg	12/02/1901	
Charleroi	11/01/1900	
Chatham	02/01/1902	
Cheathaven	11/15/1902	
Chester	07/05/1899	
Chester Springs	05/01/1903	
Chicora	08/15/1900	
Christiana	03/02/1903	
Clarks Mills	02/15/1904	
Clarksville	02/02/1903	
Claysville	03/15/1900	
Clearfield	07/01/1902	
Coal Center	10/01/1900	
Coatesville	03/01/1904	
Cochranton	03/15/1901	
Cochranville	08/15/1900	
Cogan House	12/15/1904	
Cogan Station	08/01/1903	
Collegeville	03/01/1902	
Columbia	02/15/1901	
Columbia Crossroads	05/02/1904	
Conneaut Lake	01/02/1901	
Conneautville	10/01/1901	
Connellsville	11/02/1903	
Conshohocken	11/01/1900	
Conyngham	07/01/1902	
Coopersburg	07/01/1903	
Coraopolis	03/01/1902	
Corry	07/01/1901	
Coudersport	11/01/1902	
Covington	02/02/1903	
Cranesville	10/15/1903	
Cresson	12/15/1904	
Crookedcreek	02/02/1903	
Crothers	02/15/1901	
Dagus Mines	11/15/1904	
Dallas	04/15/1904	
Dalton	10/15/1903	
Danville	10/01/1902	
Darlington	10/01/1902	
Dawson	07/01/1901	
Deerlick	02/02/1903	
Dehaven	07/01/1903	
Delta	10/01/1902	
Denny	08/15/1902	
Denver	04/15/1904	
Derry Station	07/01/1904	
Dillsburg	12/01/1902	
Douglassville	02/02/1903	
Dover	05/01/1903	
Downingtown	03/01/1904	
Driftwood	05/14/1900	
Drumore	03/02/1903	
Drums	12/15/1903	
Dubois	11/16/1903	
Dunbar	11/02/1903	
Duncannon	02/15/1904	
Dunns Station	04/01/1901	
East Berlin	10/01/1902	
East Brady	07/01/1903	
East Earl	11/01/1904	
East Greenville	07/01/1903	
East Millsboro	08/01/1904	
East Smithfield	05/02/1904	
East Springfield	03/02/1903	
East Stroudsburg	11/01/1900	
Easton	09/01/1903	
Edinboro	06/02/1902	
Edinburg	07/01/1901	
Eighty-four	02/01/1901	
Eldred	02/01/1902	
Elizabeth	09/01/1903	
Elizabethtown	11/01/1902	
Elkland	04/01/1904	
Elverson	05/01/1903	
Elwood City	10/01/1903	
Embreeville	04/01/1904	
Emlenton	08/15/1902	
Emlenton	11/01/1902	
Emporium	02/01/1901	
Enon Valley	10/01/1903	
Ephrata	04/01/1902	
Erie 	12/01/1900	
Espyville Station	10/01/1900	
Etters	11/01/1902	
Euclid	08/15/1902	
Evans City	08/15/1902	
Everett	10/01/1901	
Export	01/01/1904	
Fairfield	10/15/1900	
Fairmount City	09/01/1904	
Fairmount Springs	12/15/1904	
Fairview	09/15/1904	
Fayette City	07/01/1904	
Felton	10/01/1903	
Fenelton	08/15/1902	
Finleyville	10/15/1900	
Fishers Ferry	10/15/1904	
Fleetwood	07/01/1903	
Fleming	06/01/1904	
Flicksville	09/15/1904	
Florence	10/15/1900	
Ford City	10/15/1903	
Forksville	09/15/1903	
Franklin	06/02/1900	
Fredericksburg	12/01/1904	
Fredonia	02/15/1904	
Freeport	01/15/1901	
Friedens	12/01/1904	
Fullerton	11/15/1904	
Gaines	04/01/1904	
Gap	09/01/1903	
Geigers Mills 	11/01/1904	
Genesee	07/01/1904	
Geneva	09/02/1901	
Gettysburg	02/01/1900	
Gibsonia	07/15/1903	
Gillett	05/02/1904	
Girard	04/01/1902	
Glades Mills	08/15/1902	
Glen Rock	10/01/1901	
Glenmoore	02/01/1904	
Glenshaw	07/01/1903	
Glenville	12/01/1903	
Glyndon	12/01/1903	
Godard	11/16/1903	
Gordonville	11/01/1902	
Grafton	05/16/1904	
Grampian	09/01/1900	
Grand Valley	03/01/1902	
Granville Summit	05/02/1904	
Greatbend	06/01/1904	
Greenlane	09/01/1902	
Greensburg	06/01/1901	
Greenville	10/01/1901	
Grindstone	11/02/1903	
Grove City	09/02/1901	
Guys Mills	12/01/1903	
Hackney	04/01/1901	
Hadley	02/15/1904	
Hallstead	06/01/1904	
Hamburg	09/01/1900	
Hanlin Station	10/15/1900	
Hanover	11/01/1902	
Harbourcreek	04/01/1903	
Harmarville	06/01/1904	
Harmonsburg	12/01/1903	
Harmony	08/15/1902	
Harrisburg	08/01/1903	
Harrison Valley	11/01/1902	
Harrisville	11/01/1901	
Hartstown	03/15/1901	
Harveys	04/01/1904	
Hatfield	03/16/1903	
Hellam	12/01/1902	
Hellertown	02/01/1904	
Hepburnville	08/01/1903	
Hilliards	08/15/1902	
Hollsopple	04/15/1904	
Homestead	09/01/1903	
Honeybrook	02/01/1904	
Hookstown	12/01/1900	
Hopewell	11/15/1904	
Hughesville	08/01/1903	
Hunkers	05/02/1904	
Hunlock Creek	08/15/1904	
Huntingdon	03/02/1903	
Hydetown	12/01/1903	
Idaville	11/16/1903	
Imperial	09/01/1903	
Independent	02/01/1901	
Indiana	09/05/1899	
Industry	04/15/1904	
Irwin	10/02/1899	
Jackson Center	11/01/1901	
Jackson Summit	07/15/1904	
Jamestown	03/15/1901	
Jamison City	12/15/1904	
Jeannette	06/01/1904	
Jermyn	05/01/1901	
Jersey Shore	08/01/1903	
Jerseytown	07/01/1903	
Johnstown	08/01/1902	
Julian	12/15/1904	
Kane 	02/01/1902	
Karns City	08/15/1902	
Keisters	08/15/1902	
Kelly Station	07/01/1903	
Kelton	02/01/1904	
Kennard	02/15/1904	
Kennett Square	08/15/1900	
Kerrmoor	07/01/1902	
Kersey	01/01/1904	
Kinzers	03/02/1903	
Kinzua	07/15/1904	
Kittanning	09/15/1899	
Knox	12/01/1903	
Knoxville	09/15/1904	
Kremis	02/15/1904	
Kutztown	04/01/1904	
Laceyville	05/02/1904	
Lancaster	12/21/1896	
Landenburg	10/01/1901	
Landisburg	10/15/1904	
Lansdale	07/01/1902	
Lansing	10/15/1903	
Latrobe	12/01/1904	
Laurel	03/15/1902	
Lawrenceville	02/02/1903	
Lebanon	07/01/1902	
Leechburg	10/15/1903	
Leesport	11/15/1904	
Lehighton	09/01/1903	
Leraysville	05/02/1904	
Lewisberry	12/01/1903	
Lewisburg	10/01/1903	
Lewistown	12/02/1901	
Liberty	06/01/1904	
Lickdale	04/01/1904	
Lightstreet	07/01/1903	
Ligonier	12/01/1904	
Lincoln University	01/01/1903	
Lincolnville	01/08/1904	
Lincolnville	12/01/1903	
Linden	07/01/1902	
Linesville	03/01/1902	
Lititz	11/01/1901	
Little Marsh	11/02/1903	
Littlegap	09/01/1903	
Littletown	11/01/1900	
Livermore	05/01/1903	
Lockhaven	06/01/1904	
Lowville	01/15/1904	
Loysville	11/01/1904	
Macungie	07/01/1903	
Mahanoy City	03/01/1904	
Mainesburg	12/01/1904	
Mainville	12/01/1903	
Malvern	03/15/1901	
Manchester	01/15/1904	
Manheim	07/01/1902	
Mansfield	09/02/1901	
Marietta	11/01/1902	
Mars	08/15/1902	
Martins Creek	04/01/1904	
Martinsburg	02/01/1904	
Masontown	11/02/1903	
Mauchchunk	11/01/1904	
Mc Alisterville	12/01/1904	
Mc Clellandtown	11/02/1903	
Mc Clure	11/01/1904	
Mc Kean	02/02/1903	
Mc Kees Rocks	07/01/1901	
Mc Keesport	12/01/1903	
Mc Veytown	07/01/1903	
McDonald	10/15/1900	
Meadville	10/15/1900	
Mechanicsburg	04/01/1904	
Media	07/05/1899	
Mercer	08/01/1901	
Mercersburg	02/15/1904	
Mertztown	12/01/1904	
Meshoppen	10/01/1903	
Meyersdale	04/01/1904	
Middleburg	11/01/1904	
Middlebury Centre	02/02/1903	
Middletown	07/01/1903	
Mifflintown	07/01/1903	
Milan	05/02/1904	
Milesgrove	04/01/1902	
Mill Village	10/15/1904	
Millers Station	02/02/1903	
Millerstown	11/01/1904	
Millersville	03/16/1903	
Millerton	10/01/1903	
Millhall	12/15/1903	
Millmont	12/15/1904	
Millville	12/15/1900	
Milroy	07/01/1903	
Milton	09/01/1900	
Monaca	12/01/1902	
Monongahela	11/01/1900	
Monroeton	05/02/1904	
Montgomery	07/01/1902	
Montoursville	07/01/1902	
Moravia	05/02/1904	
Morris	10/01/1903	
Mosgrove	10/01/1904	
Mount Bethel	09/01/1903	
Mount Jewett	06/01/1904	
Mount Joy	03/01/1902	
Mount Pleasant	07/01/1904	
Mounthope	04/15/1904	
Mountville	09/01/1903	
Muddycreek Forks	07/01/1903	
Muncy	05/01/1902	
Muncy Valley	11/15/1904	
Murdocksville	02/15/1901	
Myerstown	07/01/1903	
Narvon	04/01/1904	
Nazareth	06/01/1904	
Nelson	11/01/1902	
Nescopeck	08/15/1900	
New Albany	05/02/1904	
New Alexandria	07/01/1904	
New Bethlehem	11/02/1903	
New Bloomfield	07/01/1903	
New Brighton	04/01/1903	
New Columbia	10/01/1903	
New Cumberland	11/15/1904	
New Enterprise	09/01/1903	
New Florence	04/15/1904	
New Freedom	11/01/1902	
New Galilee	12/01/1902	
New Holland	11/01/1902	
New Kingstown	12/15/1904	
New Oxford	07/01/1903	
New Providence	04/15/1904	
New Richmond	12/01/1903	
New Ringgold	12/01/1904	
New Salem	11/02/1903	
New Sheffield	04/15/1901	
New Stanton	11/24/1896	
New Wilmington	07/01/1901	
Newcastle	10/15/1900	
Newmanstown	04/01/1904	
Newport	07/01/1903	
Newtown Square	09/01/1902	
Nicholson	12/01/1904	
Niles Valley	02/02/1903	
Norristown	10/01/1900	
North East	06/02/1902	
North Hope	08/15/1902	
North Sewickley	11/15/1904	
North Springfield	03/02/1903	
North Wales	05/01/1903	
North Water Gap	03/01/1902	
Northumberland	08/01/1904	
Nottingham	01/01/1904	
Oakdale	02/02/1903	
Oil City	02/01/1902	
Olyphant	05/01/1901	
Onset	04/01/1904	
Opp	12/15/1904	
Option	09/01/1903	
Orangeville	07/01/1903	
Orrtanna	07/01/1903	
Orwigsburg	12/01/1904	
Osceola	11/01/1902	
Oswayo	02/01/1904	
Oxford	07/01/1902	
Palmyra	09/15/1903	
Paradise	03/02/1903	
Parke	07/01/1903	
Parkers Landing	06/01/1901	
Patterson	10/15/1903	
Patton	01/15/1904	
Paxinos	04/01/1904	
Penbrook	05/16/1904	
Pennsburg	04/01/1902	
Pennsylvania Furnace	01/15/1901	
Perkasie	09/01/1902	
Perkiomenville	05/01/1903	
Perryopolis	11/02/1903	
Perrysville	06/01/1904	
Petersburg	06/01/1904	
Peterscreek	04/15/1904	
Petrolia	08/15/1902	
Phoenixville	08/15/1900	
Pittsburg	10/01/1903	
Pittsfield	12/15/1903	
Pleasantville	08/01/1902	
Point Marion	10/15/1904	
Polk	08/01/1902	
Port Allegany	09/01/1902	
Port Matilda	09/01/1903	
Port Royal	07/01/1903	
Porters Sideling	12/01/1903	
Portersville	08/15/1902	
Pottsgrove	11/02/1903	
Pottstown	05/01/1900	
Powell	05/02/1904	
Prospect	08/15/1902	
Pulaski	12/15/1900	
Punxsutawney	11/15/1904	
Quakertown	11/01/1901	
Quarryville	09/01/1903	
Randolph	12/01/1903	
Reading	10/01/1901	
Redhill	09/01/1902	
Redlion	11/01/1902	
Reedsville	07/01/1903	
Reinholds Station	12/15/1904	
Renfrew	08/15/1902	
Reynoldsville	11/01/1904	
Rheems	11/01/1902	
Rices Landing	03/01/1904	
Richland Center	03/01/1902	
Ringtown	04/01/1903	
Roaring Branch	08/01/1903	
Roaring Spring	06/01/1904	
Robesonia	04/01/1904	
Rochester	04/15/1904	
Rockport	07/15/1904	
Rockwood	12/15/1904	
Rohrsburg	08/01/1903	
Roland	06/01/1904	
Rome	05/02/1904	
Ronks	11/01/1902	
Roscoe	10/15/1900	
Roulette	02/01/1904	
Rouseville	09/15/1903	
Royersford	06/01/1901	
Ruffsdale	11/24/1896	
Rummerfield	05/02/1904	
Russell	09/01/1903	
Saegerstown	12/02/1901	
Safe Harbor	09/01/1903	
Saint Peters	01/01/1902	
Salina	02/15/1904	
Salladasburg	02/01/1904	
Saltsburg	11/01/1902	
Sandylake	02/15/1904	
Sarversville	08/15/1902	
Saxonburg	08/15/1902	
Saylorsburg	06/01/1904	
Scenery Hill	12/01/1900	
Schaefferstown	12/01/1904	
Schwenkville	11/01/1902	
Scottdale	10/01/1903	
Sellersville	08/01/1902	
Seven Valleys	07/01/1903	
Sewickley	01/01/1903	
Shadeland	05/01/1902	
Shamokin	09/01/1902	
Sharon	02/15/1904	
Sharpsburg	07/01/1903	
Sharpsville	02/15/1904	
Shermans Dale	09/01/1903	
Shermansville	12/01/1903	
Shickshinny	08/01/1902	
Shippensburg	01/02/1899	
Shirleysburg	07/01/1903	
Shoemakersville	07/01/1903	
Shoff	05/01/1903	
Siegfried	02/01/1904	
Sinking Spring	09/01/1904	
Skidmore	10/01/1901	
Sligo	09/01/1904	
Slippery Rock	12/15/1900	
Smethport	09/01/1902	
Smithfield	11/02/1903	
Smiths Ferry	11/02/1903	
Smithton	02/01/1902	
Smock	06/01/1901	
Snyders	12/01/1904	
Somerslane	11/02/1903	
Soudertown	08/01/1902	
South Bethlehem	09/01/1904	
Spartansburg	06/02/1902	
Spring City	01/01/1902	
Spring Mills	05/01/1903	
Springboro	05/01/1902	
Springcreek	01/01/1903	
Springforge	05/01/1903	
State College	08/01/1902	
Stevens	03/02/1903	
Stewartstown	12/01/1902	
Stillwater	04/15/1904	
Stoneboro	02/15/1904	
Stoystown	04/15/1904	
Strasburg	03/02/1903	
Strawberry Ridge	04/01/1904	
Stroudsburg	04/15/1904	
Sugar Grove	02/01/1902	
Sugarloaf	08/01/1902	
Sugarrun	05/02/1904	
Sunbury	07/01/1903	
Sunset	04/01/1901	
Susquehanna	10/01/1903	
Sycamore	08/15/1904	
Tamaqua	05/01/1903	
Tarentum	07/01/1903	
Taylorstown	05/01/1900	
Telford	06/01/1901	
Temple	11/15/1904	
Thomasville	12/01/1904	
Thompsontown	02/01/1902	
Thorndale	11/01/1904	
Tiadaghton	06/15/1904	
Tidioute	11/02/1903	
Tillie	07/01/1903	
Tioga	02/02/1903	
Titusville	10/01/1900	
Torpedo	09/15/1903	
Towanda	05/01/1901	
Townville	12/01/1903	
Transfer	11/01/1901	
Troy	05/02/1904	
Troy Center	12/01/1903	
Tryonville	12/01/1903	
Tunkhannock	11/02/1903	
Turbutville	04/01/1903	
Turtlepoint	12/15/1903	
Tyrone	08/01/1901	
Ulster	05/02/1904	
Ulysses	02/01/1904	
Union City	03/15/1901	
Uniontown	11/02/1903	
Unityville	12/01/1904	
Upper Middletown	11/02/1903	
Utica	07/01/1902	
Valencia	08/15/1902	
Vanderbilt	11/02/1903	
Vandergrift	11/15/1904	
Venango	03/01/1902	
Venetia	10/15/1900	
Volant	11/01/1900	
Wallingford	07/10/1899	
Wampum	07/01/1903	
Wapwallopen	07/01/1902	
Warren	11/02/1903	
Warren Center	05/02/1904	
Warriors Mark	03/01/1902	
Washington	10/03/1898	
Washingtonboro	11/01/1902	
Waterford	10/01/1901	
Watsontown	03/01/1902	
Wattsburg	04/01/1903	
Waynesburg	12/15/1903	
Weatherly	05/16/1904	
Weissport	09/01/1903	
Wellsboro	02/02/1903	
Wellsville	10/01/1903	
Wescosville	06/01/1904	
West Alexander	03/15/1900	
West Brownsville	04/01/1901	
West Finley	01/15/1901	
West Manchester	05/01/1903	
West Middlesex	02/15/1904	
West Middletown	02/01/1901	
West Newton	07/10/1899	
West Sunbury	08/15/1902	
West Willow	04/01/1904	
Westchester	01/02/1899	
Westfield	11/01/1902	
Westford	12/01/1903	
Westgrove	01/01/1902	
Whitedeer	10/01/1903	
Whitehaven	09/15/1903	
Whiterock	12/01/1904	
Wilawana	05/02/1904	
Wilcox	12/15/1904	
Wildwood	07/01/1903	
Williamsport	02/02/1903	
Willowstreet	11/15/1904	
Wilmore	05/16/1904	
Winfield	11/01/1904	
Woodbine	11/01/1902	
Woodbury	03/01/1902	
Worthington	06/01/1904	
Wrightsville	07/01/1902	
Wyalusing	05/02/1904	
Wysox	07/01/1903	
Yohoghany	04/01/1904	
York	08/01/1902	
York Springs	12/02/1901	
Yorkhaven	07/01/1903	
Youngsville	01/01/1903	
Zelienople	08/15/1902	
Zion	08/01/1902	
Zionsville	06/01/1904	

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UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
APRIL 2008