Welcome to Franklintown ...

Franklintown is located in York County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Franklintown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1825.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Franklintown has a population of 508 people<3> (see below for details).

Franklintown is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Franklintown is located in the (717) area code.

Websites for Franklintown ...

Official Website: www.franklintownboro.com./

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Franklintown had an population of 508 people. This is an increase of 3.89% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.51% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Franklintown had a population of 489 people. This makes Franklintown the county's 32nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 489 people, the population of Franklintown decreased 8.08% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 532 people).

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

Communities Also Named Franklintown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Franklintown - they are located in Florida, Maryland and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Franklintown ...

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

• Harrisburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <5>
• York
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Carlisle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <5>
• Elizabethtown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Columbia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Middletown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Mechanicsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <5>
• Mount Joy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Camp Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill
  • Camp Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Hill <5>
• New Cumberland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
  • New Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cumberland <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 Franklintown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Franklintown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Franklintown ...

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

Adding Franklintown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Franklintown post office opened in 1825.

We also found Franklintown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Franklintown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Franklintown: www.franklintownboro.com./

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

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