Welcome to Churchtown ...

Churchtown is located in Lancaster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Churchtown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1807.

Churchtown is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Churchtown: 717 & 223<3>

Communities Also Named Churchtown ...

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

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 4 communities that are also named Churchtown - they are located in New Jersey, New York and Ohio.

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

Communities near Churchtown ...

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

Reading
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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- Reading is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88,217 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Reading
- From Churchtown to Reading
Lancaster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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- Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,990 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lancaster
- From Churchtown to Lancaster
Pottstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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- Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pottstown
- From Churchtown to Pottstown
Ephrata
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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- Ephrata is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,801 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ephrata
- From Churchtown to Ephrata
Coatesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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- Coatesville is located in Chester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Coatesville
- From Churchtown to Coatesville
Wyomissing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Wyomissing is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
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Lititz
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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- Lititz is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
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- Google driving directions:
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- From Churchtown to Lititz
Downingtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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- Downingtown is located in Chester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Downingtown
- From Churchtown to Downingtown
New Holland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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- New Holland is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to New Holland
- From Churchtown to New Holland
Shillington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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- Shillington is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shillington <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shillington
- From Churchtown to Shillington

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Churchtown ...

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

Adding Churchtown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Churchtown post office opened in 1807.

We also found Churchtown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Churchtown.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Churchtown - 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 Churchtown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Churchtown 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>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/