Welcome to Yorklyn ...

Yorklyn is located in New Castle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yorklyn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Yorklyn is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Yorklyn lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Yorklyn is located in the (302) area code.

The ZIP code for Yorklyn: 19736<3>

Communities Also Named Yorklyn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Yorklyn - it's located in Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Yorklyn.

Communities near Yorklyn ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Yorklyn.

• Wilmington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
• Newark
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
• Chester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• West Chester
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <4>
• Elkton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
• Coatesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <4>
• Downingtown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
  • Downingtown is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <4>
• Brookhaven
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhaven <4>
• Ridley Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridley Park
  • Ridley Park is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridley Park <4>
• Swarthmore
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swarthmore
  • Swarthmore is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swarthmore <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Yorklyn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yorklyn.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Yorklyn. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yorklyn.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Yorklyn. See our Newspapers Page for Yorklyn.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yorklyn ...

Looking for more information about Yorklyn? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Yorklyn, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Yorklyn.

Adding Yorklyn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yorklyn in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Yorklyn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Yorklyn post office opened in 1873.

We also found Yorklyn in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yorklyn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yorklyn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for New Castle County: www.co.new-castle.de.us/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/