Welcome to Lawn ...

Lawn is located in Lebanon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lawn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Lawn is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Lawn is within the (717) area code.

The ZIP code for Lawn: 17041<3>

Communities Also Named Lawn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Lawn - they are located in Kansas, Nebraska (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, South Carolina (2), Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lawn ...

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

• Lancaster
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Harrisburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
• Lebanon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Ephrata
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Elizabethtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
• Columbia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Lititz
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Middletown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Millersville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Mount Joy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
  • Mount Joy is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Joy <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 Lawn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lawn.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lawn ...

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

Adding Lawn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lawn 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 Lawn was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Lawn in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lawn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lebanon County: www.lebcounty.org/

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