Welcome to Norrisville ...

Norrisville is located in Harford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Norrisville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

Norrisville is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Norrisville: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities Also Named Norrisville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Norrisville - they are located in Michigan and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Norrisville ...

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

Bel Air
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bel Air is located in Harford County
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- 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>
Hampstead
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hampstead is located in Carroll County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
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Red Lion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Red Lion is located in York County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
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Manchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Manchester is located in Carroll County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,876 people
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New Freedom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Freedom is located in York County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,810 people
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Dallastown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dallastown is located in York County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,869 people
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Shrewsbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shrewsbury is located in York County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,847 people
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Stewartstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartstown is located in York County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,284 people
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Glen Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Rock is located in York County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,057 people
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Jacobus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jacobus is located in York County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,826 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacobus <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 Norrisville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Norrisville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Norrisville ...

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

Adding Norrisville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Norrisville 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 (so far) for Norrisville was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Norrisville.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Harford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Norrisville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Norrisville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Norrisville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.