Welcome to Chambersburg ...

Chambersburg is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chambersburg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

Chambersburg is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Chambersburg lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Chambersburg: (217)

The ZIP code for Chambersburg: 62323<3>

Communities Also Named Chambersburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Chambersburg - they are located in Indiana (2), Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio (4), Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Chambersburg ...

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

• Beardstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
  • Beardstown is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beardstown <4>
• Pittsfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
  • Pittsfield is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsfield <4>
• Mount Sterling
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
  • Mount Sterling is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Sterling <4>
• Winchester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Griggsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griggsville
  • Griggsville is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Griggsville <4>
• Meredosia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredosia
  • Meredosia is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meredosia <4>
• Bluffs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluffs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffs
  • Bluffs is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffs <4>
• Chapin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
  • Chapin is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <4>
• Versailles
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Versailles have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <4>
• Perry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <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 Chambersburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chambersburg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chambersburg ...

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

Adding Chambersburg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chambersburg post office opened in 1837.

We also found Chambersburg on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chambersburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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