Welcome to Wheatland ...

Wheatland is located in Lancaster County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wheatland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wheatland has a population of 582 people<3> (see below for details).

Wheatland is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Wheatland: (717)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wheatland had an population of 582 people. This is a decrease of 7.91% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 22.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wheatland had a population of 632 people.

With a 2010 count of 632 people, the population of Wheatland decreased 15.51% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 748 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Wheatland.

Communities Also Named Wheatland ...

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

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 28 communities that are also named Wheatland - they are located in California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Quebec, Texas (4), Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Wheatland ...

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

• Ephrata
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Elizabethtown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Lititz
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Mount Joy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Red Lion
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• New Holland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <5>
• Manheim
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manheim
  • Manheim is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manheim <5>
• East Petersburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Petersburg
  • East Petersburg is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Petersburg <5>
• Cornwall
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
  • Cornwall is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall <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 Wheatland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wheatland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wheatland ...

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

Adding Wheatland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wheatland post office opened in 1850.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wheatland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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