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Welcome to Drytown ...

Drytown is located in Cumberland County<1>.

Drytown is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Drytown: 717 & 223<3>

Communities Also Named Drytown ...

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

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 3 communities that are also named Drytown - they are located in California and Virginia.

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

Communities near Drytown ...

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

  • Harrisburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Mechanicsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Camp Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • New Cumberland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Steelton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Lemoyne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Wormleysburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Penbrook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
  • Dillsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Marysville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drytown ...

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

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 Drytown - 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 Drytown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Drytown 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.