Welcome to Mount Wolf ...

Mount Wolf is located in York County<1>.

The location of Mount Wolf has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Wolf, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mount Wolf has a population of 1,386 people<3> (see below for details).

Mount Wolf is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Mount Wolf is located in the (717) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mount Wolf had an population of 1,386 people. This is a decrease of 0.5% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.95% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mount Wolf had a population of 1,393 people. This makes Mount Wolf the county's 18th most populous community.

The population of Mount Wolf represents 0.01% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 516th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,393 people, the population of Mount Wolf increased 1.46% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,373 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mount Wolf.

Communities near Mount Wolf ...

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

• Harrisburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• York
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <5>
• Elizabethtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Columbia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Middletown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Mechanicsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <5>
• Millersville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Mount Joy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Camp Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill
  • Camp Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Hill <5>
• Palmyra
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <5>

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 Mount Wolf. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Wolf.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Wolf ...

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

Adding Mount Wolf to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Wolf 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 Mount Wolf was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mount Wolf post office opened in 1852.

We also found Mount Wolf in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Wolf.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for York County: www.york-county.org/

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