Welcome to Quentin ...

Quentin is located in Lebanon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Quentin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1918.

Quentin is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Quentin is within the (717) area code.

The ZIP code for Quentin: 17083<3>

Communities Also Named Quentin ...

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

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

Communities near Quentin ...

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

• 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>
• Lebanon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 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
  (17 miles [27.4 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 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
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 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>
• Palmyra
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <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 Quentin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Quentin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Quentin ...

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

Adding Quentin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Quentin post office opened in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Quentin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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