Welcome to Annville ...

Annville is located in Lebanon County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Annville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Annville is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Annville is within the boundaries of the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named Annville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Annville - they are located in Kentucky and New Mexico.

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

Communities near Annville ...

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

• Harrisburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
• Lebanon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Elizabethtown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Lititz
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Middletown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Mount Joy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Palmyra
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
• Steelton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelton
  • Steelton is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steelton <4>
• Manheim
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Hummelstown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummelstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummelstown
  • Hummelstown is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummelstown <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 Annville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Annville.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Annville. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Annville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Annville ...

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

Adding Annville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Annville 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 Annville was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Annville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Annville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lebanon County: www.lebcounty.org/

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