Welcome to Union Deposit ...

Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Union Deposit, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Union Deposit, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

Union Deposit is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Union Deposit lies within the (717) area code.

Communities near Union Deposit ...

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

• Harrisburg
  (10 miles [16.1 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Elizabethtown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Middletown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Mechanicsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Mount Joy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Camp Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Palmyra
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• New Cumberland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
  • New Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cumberland <4>
• Steelton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelton
  • Steelton is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steelton <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 Union Deposit. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Union Deposit.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Union Deposit ...

Looking for more information about Union Deposit? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Union Deposit, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Union Deposit.

Adding Union Deposit to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Union Deposit post office opened in 1855.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Union Deposit.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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