Welcome to Abbottstown ...

Abbottstown is located in Adams County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Abbottstown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1796.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Abbottstown has a population of 1,024 people<3> (see below for details).

Abbottstown is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Abbottstown is within the (717) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Abbottstown had an population of 1,024 people. This is an increase of 1.29% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.15% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Abbottstown had a population of 1,011 people. This makes Abbottstown the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,011 people, the population of Abbottstown increased 11.71% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 905 people).

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

Communities near Abbottstown ...

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

• York
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <5>
• Hanover
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <5>
• Gettysburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
  • Gettysburg is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gettysburg <5>
• Taneytown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneytown
  • Taneytown is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taneytown <5>
• Hampstead
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
  • Hampstead is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampstead <5>
• Manchester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <5>
• West York
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West York
  • West York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West York <5>
• Littlestown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlestown
  • Littlestown is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlestown <5>
• Dallastown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallastown
  • Dallastown is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallastown <5>
• Shrewsbury
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <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 Abbottstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Abbottstown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Abbottstown ...

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

Adding Abbottstown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Abbottstown post office opened in 1796.

We also found Abbottstown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1828).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Abbottstown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/