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History · Kapp Heights

13% of Kapp Heights’ homes were built before 1940

0on the National Register
13%homes built before 1940

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Kapp Heights, in brief

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Kapp Heights is a census-designated place located in Point Township, Northumberland County in the state of Pennsylvania. The community is located very close to the borough of Northumberland along Pennsylvania Route 147, near the confluence of the West Branch Susquehanna River and Susquehanna Rivers. As of the 2010 census the population was 863 residents.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 863 in 2010, 877 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →