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Welcome to Aqua ...

Aqua is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aqua, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Aqua is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Aqua: 717 & 223<3>

Communities Also Named Aqua ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Aqua: This one is located in Franklin County and the other is located in Centre County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 3 communities that are also named Aqua - they are located in Georgia and Virginia.

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

Communities near Aqua ...

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

  • Hagerstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hagerstown is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
    • Former name for Hagerstown:
    • Hager's Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <4>
  • Waynesboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Shippensburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Greencastle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Carroll Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Smithsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Mont Alto
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mercersburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Biglerville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Arendtsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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 Aqua. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aqua.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aqua ...

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

Adding Aqua to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Aqua 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 Aqua was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Aqua post office opened in 1899. The Aqua post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aqua.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Aqua - 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 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Aqua area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Aqua 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/