Welcome to Bridgeton ...

Bridgeton is located in York County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bridgeton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Bridgeton is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Bridgeton is located in the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named Bridgeton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Bridgeton - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon and Rhode Island.

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

Communities near Bridgeton ...

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

• Lancaster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Columbia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Bel Air
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
  • Bel Air is located in Harford County (MD)
  • 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>
• Millersville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Millersville is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <4>
• Red Lion
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
  • Red Lion is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lion <4>
• New Freedom
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
  • New Freedom is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Freedom <4>
• Dallastown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Shrewsbury
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Strasburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <4>
• Mountville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
  • Mountville is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountville <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 Bridgeton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bridgeton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bridgeton ...

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

Adding Bridgeton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bridgeton post office opened in 1875.

We also found Bridgeton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bridgeton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for York County: www.york-county.org/

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