Welcome to Peach Bottom ...

Peach Bottom is located in Lancaster County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Peach Bottom, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Peach Bottom is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Peach Bottom is located in the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named Peach Bottom ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Peach Bottom: This one is located in Lancaster County and the other is located in York County.

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

Communities near Peach Bottom ...

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

• Aberdeen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Harford County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <4>
• Havre de Grace
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havre de Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre de Grace
  • Havre de Grace is located in Harford County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre de Grace <4>
• Bel Air
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
  • Bel Air is located in Harford County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
  • Former names for Bel Air:
  • Belle Air
  • Belle Aire
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <4>
• Millersville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 Freedom
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
  • New Freedom is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Freedom <4>
• Perryville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <4>
• North East
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
  • North East is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <4>
• Strasburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <4>
• Rising Sun
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
  • Rising Sun is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Sun <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 Peach Bottom. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Peach Bottom.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peach Bottom ...

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

Adding Peach Bottom to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Peach Bottom 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 Peach Bottom was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Peach Bottom post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peach Bottom.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Peach Bottom. 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/