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Welcome to Berlin Junction ...

Berlin Junction is located in Adams County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Berlin Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Berlin Junction: Berlin Jct. (or less commonly used: Berlin Jctn.)

Berlin Junction is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Berlin Junction: 717 & 223<3>

Communities near Berlin Junction ...

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

  • York
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • York is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
  • Westminster
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Hanover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gettysburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Taneytown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hampstead
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Manchester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • West York
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Littlestown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Carroll Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Berlin Junction ...

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

Adding Berlin Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Berlin Junction 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 Berlin Junction was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Berlin Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Berlin Junction - 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 Berlin Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Berlin Junction 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.