Alleghenies & Susquehanna Valley
Snyder County
Borough of Shamokin Dam

Shamokin Dam

Shamokin Dam is a borough in , United States. The population was 1,647 at the 2020 census. "Shamokin", or "Shahëmokink" in the Delaware language, and Schahamokink in another Algonquian language, means "place of eels." The borough name is also derived from a 10-foot-tall dam that was built across the in the 19th century.
Tap on a place
to explore it
Wikivoyage
Wikipedia
Photo: Jakec, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Village with 1,460 residents
  • Description: borough in northeastern Snyder County, Pennsylvania
  • Also known as: “Shamokin Dam, PA”, “Shamokin Dam, Pennsylvania”, and “Shanokin Dam”
  • Postal code: 17876

Places of Interest

Highlights include Veterans Memorial Bridge and Northumberland County Courthouse.

Bridge
Photo: Jakec, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a prestressed concrete continuous stringer/multi-beam highway bridge that carries Pennsylvania Routes 61 and 147 across the near .

Courthouse
Photo: Publichall, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an historic county courthouse located in , . Erected in 1865, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

School
is a public high school located in , United States. The school was named after Oneida Chief Shikellamy. The building was built in 1929.

Shamokin Dam

Latitude
40.8487° or 40° 50′ 55″ north
Longitude
-76.8197° or 76° 49′ 11″ west
Population
1,460
Elevation
482 feet (147 metres)
Open location code
87G5R5XJ+F4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 157639493
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
5211637
Wiki­data ID
Q1180828
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Shamokin Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Shamokin Dam” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شاموكين دم”
  • Basque: “Shamokin Dam”
  • Catalan: “Shamokin Dam”
  • Cebuano: “Shamokin Dam”
  • Chechen: “Шемокин-Дам”
  • Chinese: “Shamokin Dam”
  • Dutch: “Shamokin Dam”
  • French: “Shamokin Dam”
  • German: “Shamokin Dam”
  • Gilaki: “شمکن دم (پنسيلوانيا)”
  • Gilaki: “شمکن دم”
  • Haitian: “Shamokin Dam, Pennsilvani”
  • Haitian: “Shamokin Dam”
  • Italian: “Shamokin Dam”
  • Ladin: “Shamokin Dam”
  • Malagasy: “Shamokin Dam, Pennsylvania”
  • Malagasy: “Shamokin Dam”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Shamokin Dam”
  • Portuguese: “Shamokin Dam”
  • Serbian: “Шамокин Дам”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Shamokin Dam, Pennsylvania”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Shamokin Dam”
  • Spanish: “Shamokin Dam”
  • Tatar: “Шемокин-Дам”
  • Ukrainian: “Шемокін-Дам”
  • Uzbek: “Shamokin Dam”
  • Uzbek: “Шамокин Дам”
  • Vietnamese: “Shamokin Dam, Pennsylvania”
  • Vietnamese: “Shamokin Dam”
  • Volapük: “Shamokin Dam”
  • Welsh: “Shamokin Dam, Pennsylvania”
  • Welsh: “Shamokin Dam”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hummels Wharf and Shreiners.

Alleghenies and Susquehanna Valley: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Altoona, Johnstown, Bloomsburg, and Lewistown.

Explore These Curated Destinations

Discover places selected for their distinct character and enduring appeal.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Shamokin Dam”. Photo: Jakec, CC BY-SA 4.0.