Welcome to Christiana ...

Christiana is located in Lancaster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Christiana, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Christiana has a population of 1,170 people<2> (see below for details).

Christiana is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Christiana is within the (717) area code.

Websites for Christiana ...

Official Website: www.christiana.boroughs.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Christiana had an population of 1,170 people. This is an increase of 0.17% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.09% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Christiana had a population of 1,168 people. This makes Christiana the county's 18th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,168 people, the population of Christiana increased 3.91% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,124 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Christiana.

Communities Also Named Christiana ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Christiana - they are located in Alabama, Delaware, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Ohio and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Christiana ...

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

• Lancaster
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Ephrata
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephrata
  • Ephrata is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephrata <4>
• Coatesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <4>
• Downingtown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
  • Downingtown is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <4>
• Millersville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Kennett Square
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett Square
  • Kennett Square is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennett Square <4>
• Oxford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• New Holland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <4>
• Parkesburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkesburg
  • Parkesburg is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkesburg <4>
• Akron
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,992 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <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 Christiana. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Christiana.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Christiana ...

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

Adding Christiana to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Christiana 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 Christiana was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Christiana post office opened in 1849.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Christiana.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Christiana: www.christiana.boroughs.org/

The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/

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