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Welcome to Buchanan Summit ...

Buchanan Summit is located in Franklin County<1>.

Buchanan Summit is 1,850 feet [564 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Buchanan Summit: 717 & 223<3>

Communities near Buchanan Summit ...

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

  • Chambersburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Greencastle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mercersburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hancock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hancock is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
  • Three Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Clear Spring
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Hopewell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Coaldale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Coaldale is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
  • Shade Gap
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Valley-Hi
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buchanan Summit ...

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

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 Buchanan Summit - 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 Buchanan Summit area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Buchanan Summit 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.