Welcome to Drytown ...

Drytown is located in Lancaster County<1>.

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

Drytown is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Drytown is within the boundaries of the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named Drytown ...

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

• Lancaster
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Columbia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Millersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Millersville is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <4>
• Red Lion
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
  • Red Lion is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lion <4>
• Oxford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• New Holland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <4>
• New Freedom
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
  • New Freedom is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Freedom <4>
• East Petersburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Petersburg
  • East Petersburg is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Petersburg <4>
• Dallastown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallastown
  • Dallastown is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallastown <4>
• Strasburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <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 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/

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