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Welcome to Flintlock Ridge ...

Flintlock Ridge is located in Cumberland County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Flintlock Ridge: Flintlock Rdg. (or less commonly used: Flintlock Rdge. or Flintlock Ridg.)

Flintlock Ridge is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Flintlock Ridge: 717 & 223<3>

Communities near Flintlock Ridge ...

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

  • Harrisburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Carlisle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Elizabethtown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Middletown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Camp Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • New Cumberland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Steelton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hummelstown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Lemoyne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • West York
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flintlock Ridge ...

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

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