Welcome to Witmer ...

Witmer is located in Lancaster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Witmer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Witmer is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Witmer: (717)

The ZIP code for Witmer: 17585<3>

Communities Also Named Witmer ...

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

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

Communities near Witmer ...

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

• Lancaster
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Ephrata
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Columbia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Millersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• New Holland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Manheim
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• East Petersburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Cornwall
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <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 Witmer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Witmer.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Witmer ...

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

Adding Witmer to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Witmer post office opened in 1875.

We also found Witmer in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Witmer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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