Welcome to Florin ...
Florin is located in Lancaster County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Florin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
Florin is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Florin lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Florin: 717 & 223<3>
Communities Also Named Florin ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Florin - it's located in California.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Florin.
Communities near Florin ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Florin.
- Lancaster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- 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>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lancaster
- From Florin to Lancaster
- York
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- 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 <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to York
- From Florin to York
- Lebanon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Lebanon is located in Lebanon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lebanon
- From Florin to Lebanon
- Ephrata
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephrata
- Ephrata is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,801 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephrata <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ephrata
- From Florin to Ephrata
- Elizabethtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
- Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
- Lititz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lititz
- Lititz is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lititz <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lititz
- From Florin to Lititz
- Middletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Dauphin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,623 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Middletown
- From Florin to Middletown
- Millersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- 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>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Millersville
- From Florin to Millersville
- Palmyra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Palmyra is located in Lebanon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,528 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <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 Florin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Florin.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Florin. 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 Florin.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Florin. See our Newspapers Page for Florin.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Florin ...
Looking for more information about Florin? 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 Florin, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Florin.
Adding Florin to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Florin 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 Florin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Florin post office opened in 1882.
We also found Florin in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Florin.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Florin. 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/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Florin - 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 Florin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Florin 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. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |