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History · Nuremberg

Nuremberg’s post office opened in 1886, and 71% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1892 on.

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How Nuremberg began

When was Nuremberg founded?

1886

The Nuremberg post office opened in 1886, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 415140 years
Founding year: the first Nuremberg post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Nuremberg’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Nuremberg are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18924 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1976. Watch Nuremberg change.Old housesHalf of Nuremberg’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Nuremberg’s history is told.

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On the map

Nuremberg on the map, 1892 to 1976

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Nuremberg. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Nuremberg on the 1892 USGS mapNuremberg on the 1950 USGS mapNuremberg on the 1969 USGS mapNuremberg on the 1976 USGS map1892Mahanoy sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Nuremberg.

The story

How Nuremberg came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Nuremberg.

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A post office has been in operation in Nuremberg since 1886. The community is served by Hazleton Area School District.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Nuremberg, decade by decade

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Mahanoy Street sb, Nuremberg, PA (1), Feb. 20252025Mahanoy Street sb, Nuremberg, PA (1), Feb. 2025Building in Nuremberg, PA, Feb. 20252025Building in Nuremberg, PA, Feb. 2025Bethany United Methodist Church, Nuremberg, PA, Feb. 20252025Bethany United Methodist Church, Nuremberg, PA, Feb. …View of Nuremberg, Pennsylvania from the south2014View of Nuremberg, Pennsylvania from the southRaccoon Creek looking upstream2014Raccoon Creek looking upstreamNuremberg, Pennsylvania2014Nuremberg, Pennsylvania
Famous people

Famous people close to Nuremberg

Nobody well known was born in Nuremberg itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Tommy DorseyAmerican big band leader and musician · b. 1905
Jimmy DorseyAmerican clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandlea… · b. 1904
Victor SchertzingerAmerican composer, film director, film producer… · b. 1888
Joseph Edward KurtzCatholic archbishop · b. 1946
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Francis BrennanCatholic cardinal · b. 1894
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Walter CiszekPolish-American Jesuit priest and missionary · b. 1904

Questions about Nuremberg’s history

What year was Nuremberg founded?

The Nuremberg post office opened in 1886, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

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 →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikipedia and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.