Welcome to West Bangor ...

West Bangor is located in York County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Bangor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

A typical abbreviation for West Bangor: W. Bangor

West Bangor is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for West Bangor: (717)

Communities Also Named West Bangor ...

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

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 4 communities that are also named West Bangor - they are located in Maine, Michigan and New York.

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

Communities near West Bangor ...

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

• Aberdeen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Red Lion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
  • Red Lion is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lion <4>
• Oxford
  (18 miles [29 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
  (7 miles [11.3 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
  (17 miles [27.4 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>
• Shrewsbury
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shrewsbury <4>
• Strasburg
  (18 miles [29 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Bangor ...

Looking for more information about West Bangor? 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 West Bangor, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Bangor.

Adding West Bangor to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Bangor post office opened in 1861.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Bangor.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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