Welcome to Dickinson ...

Dickinson is located in Cumberland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dickinson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

Dickinson is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Dickinson: (717)

Communities Also Named Dickinson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Dickinson - they are located in Alabama, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Dickinson ...

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

• Carlisle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Mechanicsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <4>
• Shippensburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shippensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippensburg
  • Shippensburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shippensburg <4>
• Dillsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
  • Dillsburg is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsburg <4>
• Mount Holly Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly Springs
  • Mount Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly Springs <4>
• Newville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
  • Newville is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newville <4>
• Biglerville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglerville
  • Biglerville is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biglerville <4>
• Arendtsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arendtsville
  • Arendtsville is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arendtsville <4>
• York Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Springs
  • York Springs is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York Springs <4>
• Bendersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendersville
  • Bendersville is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bendersville <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 Dickinson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dickinson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dickinson ...

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

Adding Dickinson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dickinson post office opened in 1828.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dickinson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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