diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/nostr/NostrGeohashService.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/nostr/NostrGeohashService.kt
index c845ac0e..40f9274e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/nostr/NostrGeohashService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/nostr/NostrGeohashService.kt
@@ -1231,12 +1231,14 @@ class NostrGeohashService(
                 Log.d(TAG, "🔔 Triggering geohash notification - geohash: $geohash, mention: $isMention, first: $isFirstMessage")
                 
                 withContext(Dispatchers.Main) {
+                    val locationName = getLocationNameForGeohash(geohash)
                     notificationManager.showGeohashNotification(
                         geohash = geohash,
                         senderNickname = senderName,
                         messageContent = content,
                         isMention = isMention,
-                        isFirstMessage = isFirstMessage
+                        isFirstMessage = isFirstMessage,
+                        locationName = locationName
                     )
                 }
             }
@@ -1605,5 +1607,30 @@ class NostrGeohashService(
     private fun isGeohashUserBlocked(pubkeyHex: String): Boolean {
         return dataManager.isGeohashUserBlocked(pubkeyHex)
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Get location name for a geohash if available
+     */
+    private fun getLocationNameForGeohash(geohash: String): String? {
+        return try {
+            val locationManager = com.bitchat.android.geohash.LocationChannelManager.getInstance(application)
+            val locationNames = locationManager.locationNames.value ?: return null
+            
+            // Determine the level from geohash length
+            val level = when (geohash.length) {
+                in 0..2 -> com.bitchat.android.geohash.GeohashChannelLevel.REGION
+                in 3..4 -> com.bitchat.android.geohash.GeohashChannelLevel.PROVINCE
+                5 -> com.bitchat.android.geohash.GeohashChannelLevel.CITY
+                6 -> com.bitchat.android.geohash.GeohashChannelLevel.NEIGHBORHOOD
+                7 -> com.bitchat.android.geohash.GeohashChannelLevel.BLOCK
+                else -> com.bitchat.android.geohash.GeohashChannelLevel.BLOCK
+            }
+            
+            locationNames[level]
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            Log.w(TAG, "Failed to get location name for geohash $geohash: ${e.message}")
+            null
+        }
+    }
 
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/onboarding/LocationCheckScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/onboarding/LocationCheckScreen.kt
index 0995940b..5a8f06fd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/onboarding/LocationCheckScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/onboarding/LocationCheckScreen.kt
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ private fun LocationDisabledContent(
                 )
                 
                 Text(
-                    text = "• Bluetooth device scanning (Android requirement)\n" +
+                    text = "• Bluetooth device scanning\n" +
                             "• Discovering nearby users on mesh network\n" +
                             "• Geohash chat feature\n" +
                             "• No tracking or location collection",
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/ui/NotificationManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/ui/NotificationManager.kt
index 857160ec..e1043d86 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/ui/NotificationManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/ui/NotificationManager.kt
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ class NotificationManager(
         val messageContent: String,
         val timestamp: Long,
         val isMention: Boolean,
-        val isFirstMessage: Boolean
+        val isFirstMessage: Boolean,
+        val locationName: String? = null
     )
 
     init {
@@ -397,7 +398,8 @@ class NotificationManager(
         senderNickname: String,
         messageContent: String,
         isMention: Boolean = false,
-        isFirstMessage: Boolean = false
+        isFirstMessage: Boolean = false,
+        locationName: String? = null
     ) {
         // Only show notifications if app is in background OR user is not viewing this specific geohash
         val shouldNotify = isAppInBackground || (!isAppInBackground && currentGeohash != geohash)
@@ -415,7 +417,8 @@ class NotificationManager(
             messageContent = messageContent,
             timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis(),
             isMention = isMention,
-            isFirstMessage = isFirstMessage
+            isFirstMessage = isFirstMessage,
+            locationName = locationName
         )
 
         // Add to pending notifications for this geohash
@@ -453,12 +456,13 @@ class NotificationManager(
             PendingIntent.FLAG_IMMUTABLE or PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT
         )
 
-        // Build notification content
+        // Build notification content with location name if available
+        val geohashDisplay = latestNotification.locationName?.let { "$it (#$geohash)" } ?: "#$geohash"
         val contentTitle = when {
-            mentionCount > 0 && firstMessageCount > 0 -> "Mentioned in #$geohash (+${messageCount - 1} more)"
-            mentionCount > 0 -> if (mentionCount == 1) "Mentioned in #$geohash" else "$mentionCount mentions in #$geohash"
-            firstMessageCount > 0 -> "New activity in #$geohash"
-            else -> "Messages in #$geohash"
+            mentionCount > 0 && firstMessageCount > 0 -> "Mentioned in $geohashDisplay (+${messageCount - 1} more)"
+            mentionCount > 0 -> if (mentionCount == 1) "Mentioned in $geohashDisplay" else "$mentionCount mentions in $geohashDisplay"
+            firstMessageCount > 0 -> "New activity in $geohashDisplay"
+            else -> "Messages in $geohashDisplay"
         }
 
         val contentText = when {
@@ -564,10 +568,12 @@ class NotificationManager(
         pendingGeohashNotifications.entries.take(5).forEach { (geohash, notifications) ->
             val mentionCount = notifications.count { it.isMention }
             val messageCount = notifications.size
+            val latestNotification = notifications.last()
+            val geohashDisplay = latestNotification.locationName?.let { "$it (#$geohash)" } ?: "#$geohash"
             val line = when {
-                mentionCount > 0 -> "#$geohash: $mentionCount mentions (+${messageCount - mentionCount} more)"
-                messageCount == 1 -> "#$geohash: 1 message"
-                else -> "#$geohash: $messageCount messages"
+                mentionCount > 0 -> "$geohashDisplay: $mentionCount mentions (+${messageCount - mentionCount} more)"
+                messageCount == 1 -> "$geohashDisplay: 1 message"
+                else -> "$geohashDisplay: $messageCount messages"
             }
             style.addLine(line)
         }
diff --git a/app/src/test/kotlin/com/bitchat/NotificationManagerTest.kt b/app/src/test/kotlin/com/bitchat/NotificationManagerTest.kt
index 9f821fcb..23e20912 100644
--- a/app/src/test/kotlin/com/bitchat/NotificationManagerTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/kotlin/com/bitchat/NotificationManagerTest.kt
@@ -107,4 +107,38 @@ class NotificationManagerTest {
     notificationManager.showActiveUserNotification(listOf("peer-3"))
     verify(notificationManagerCompat, times(1)).notify(any(), any())
   }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `geohash notification includes location name when available`() {
+    notificationManager.setAppBackgroundState(true)
+    notificationManager.setCurrentGeohash("abc123")
+    
+    notificationManager.showGeohashNotification(
+      geohash = "abc123",
+      senderNickname = "testuser",
+      messageContent = "Hello world",
+      isMention = false,
+      isFirstMessage = false,
+      locationName = "San Francisco"
+    )
+    
+    verify(notificationManagerCompat, times(1)).notify(any(), any())
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `geohash notification works without location name`() {
+    notificationManager.setAppBackgroundState(true)
+    notificationManager.setCurrentGeohash("abc123")
+    
+    notificationManager.showGeohashNotification(
+      geohash = "abc123",
+      senderNickname = "testuser",
+      messageContent = "Hello world",
+      isMention = false,
+      isFirstMessage = false,
+      locationName = null
+    )
+    
+    verify(notificationManagerCompat, times(1)).notify(any(), any())
+  }
 }