Welcome to Dillsburg ...

Dillsburg is located in York County<1>.

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

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Dillsburg has a population of 2,585 people<3> (see below for details).

Dillsburg is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Dillsburg: (717)

Websites for Dillsburg ...

Official Website: www.dillsburg.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dillsburg had an population of 2,585 people. This is an increase of 0.86% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 25.3% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dillsburg had a population of 2,563 people. This makes Dillsburg the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of Dillsburg represents 0.02% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 363rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,563 people, the population of Dillsburg increased 24.24% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,063 people).

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

Communities Also Named Dillsburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Dillsburg - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near Dillsburg ...

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

• Harrisburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <5>
• York
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <5>
• Carlisle
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Middletown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
• Mechanicsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Camp Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill
  • Camp Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Hill <5>
• New Cumberland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
  • New Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cumberland <5>
• Steelton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelton
  • Steelton is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steelton <5>
• Hummelstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummelstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummelstown
  • Hummelstown is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummelstown <5>
• Lemoyne
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemoyne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
  • Lemoyne is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemoyne <5>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dillsburg. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Dillsburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dillsburg ...

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

Adding Dillsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Dillsburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dillsburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Dillsburg: www.dillsburg.com/

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

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