Catawissa is a borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States.

The historic link began in 1805, when the Uxbridge area was granted by the British crown to Dr. Christopher Beswick, first medical doctor north of the Oak Ridges Moraine.

When boats began to commonly travel along the Susquehanna River, Catawissa became locally important.

A number of Masonic establishments were built in Catawissa in the mid to late 1800s.

[5] The Catawissa Friends Meetinghouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

[6] Catawissa is located in western Columbia County at 40°57′9″N 76°27′37″W / 40.95250°N 76.46028°W / 40.95250; -76.46028 (40.952458, -76.460393),[7] on the southeast side of the Susquehanna River.

Catawissa Creek flows along the southern boundary of the borough into the Susquehanna.

[9] PA 42 leads west directly across the Susquehanna, then north 5 miles (8 km) to Bloomsburg, the county seat, while PA 487 leads northeast then north to Bloomsburg, also in 5 miles (8 km).

The highest recorded temperature in Catawissa is 105 °F, which occurred in July 1988, August 1930, and September 1953.

The driest month in Catawissa is February, which receives an average of 2.37 inches of precipitation.