Welcome to Felton ...

Felton is located in York County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Felton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Felton has a population of 510 people<3> (see below for details).

Felton is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Felton: (717)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Felton had an population of 510 people. This is an increase of 0.79% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.59% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Felton had a population of 506 people. This makes Felton the county's 31st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 506 people, the population of Felton increased 12.69% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 449 people).

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

Communities Also Named Felton ...

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

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 8 communities that are also named Felton - they are located in Arkansas, California, Delaware, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota and Ontario.

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

Communities near Felton ...

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

• Lancaster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• York
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Columbia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Millersville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Mount Joy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
  • Mount Joy is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Joy <5>
• New Freedom
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• West York
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West York
  • West York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West York <5>
• Dallastown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Shrewsbury
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shrewsbury <5>
• Mountville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
  • Mountville is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountville <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 Felton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Felton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Felton ...

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

Adding Felton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Felton post office opened in 1874.

We also found Felton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Felton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

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