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Welcome to Fayetteville ...

Fayetteville is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fayetteville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1826.

Fayetteville is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Fayetteville: 717 & 223<3>

The ZIP code for Fayetteville: 17222<4>

Communities Also Named Fayetteville ...

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

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 17 communities that are also named Fayetteville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Fayetteville ...

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

  • Chambersburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Waynesboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Gettysburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Shippensburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Greencastle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Carroll Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Emmitsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Smithsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Mont Alto
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mercersburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fayetteville ...

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

Adding Fayetteville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Fayetteville post office opened in 1826.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fayetteville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fayetteville - 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 Fayetteville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Fayetteville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Fayetteville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fayetteville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/