Welcome to Dallastown ...

Dallastown is located in York County<1>.

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While we don't have a date for the founding of Dallastown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1847.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, Dallastown has a population of 3,885 people<2> (see below for details).

Dallastown is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Dallastown: 717 & 223<4>

The ZIP code for Dallastown: 17313<5>

Websites for Dallastown ...

Official Website: www.dallastownboro.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dallastown had an population of 3,885 people. This is a decrease of 4.05% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.94% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dallastown had a population of 4,049 people. This makes Dallastown the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Dallastown represents 0.03% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 250th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,049 people, the population of Dallastown has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,087 people).

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

Communities near Dallastown ...

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

York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- York is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
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Hanover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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- Hanover is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <6>
Elizabethtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <6>
Columbia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <6>
Millersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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- Millersville is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,289 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <6>
Mount Joy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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- Mount Joy is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,264 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Joy <6>
New Freedom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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- New Freedom is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,810 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Freedom <6>
West York
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West York. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West York
- West York is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,602 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West York <6>
Shrewsbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <6>
Mountville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dallastown ...

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

Adding Dallastown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dallastown 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 Dallastown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

From that list, the Dallastown post office opened in 1847.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dallastown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Dallastown: www.dallastownboro.com/

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including York, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Dallastown.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dallastown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	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 Dallastown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Dallastown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Dallastown). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Dallastown or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>	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.
<8>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<9>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/