Welcome to Dillsburg Junction ...

Dillsburg Junction is located in Cumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dillsburg Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Dillsburg Junction: Dillsburg Jct. (or less commonly used: Dillsburg Jctn.)

Dillsburg Junction is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dillsburg Junction: 717 & 223<3>

Communities near Dillsburg Junction ...

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

Harrisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Dauphin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 49,322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
Carlisle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carlisle is located in Cumberland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
Middletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Dauphin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,623 people
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Camp Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Camp Hill is located in Cumberland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,919 people
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New Cumberland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,300 people
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Steelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Steelton is located in Dauphin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,957 people
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Hummelstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hummelstown is located in Dauphin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
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Lemoyne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lemoyne is located in Cumberland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,632 people
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Wormleysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wormleysburg is located in Cumberland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,062 people
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Penbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 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 Dillsburg Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dillsburg Junction.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dillsburg Junction ...

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

Adding Dillsburg Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dillsburg Junction 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 (so far) for Dillsburg Junction was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dillsburg Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dillsburg Junction - 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 Dillsburg Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Dillsburg Junction 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.