Welcome to Intercourse ...

Intercourse is located in Lancaster County<1>.

Intercourse was established in 1754.

Intercourse is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Intercourse: (717)

The ZIP code for Intercourse: 17534<3>

Communities Also Named Intercourse ...

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

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

Communities near Intercourse ...

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

• Lancaster
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Ephrata
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephrata
  • Ephrata is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephrata <4>
• Coatesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <4>
• Lititz
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lititz
  • Lititz is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lititz <4>
• Millersville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Millersville is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <4>
• Oxford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• New Holland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <4>
• Shillington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillington
  • Shillington is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shillington <4>
• Manheim
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manheim
  • Manheim is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manheim <4>
• East Petersburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Petersburg
  • East Petersburg is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Petersburg <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 Intercourse. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Intercourse.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Intercourse. 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 Intercourse.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Intercourse ...

Looking for more information about Intercourse? 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 Intercourse, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Intercourse.

Adding Intercourse to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Intercourse 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 Intercourse was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Intercourse.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/