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Welcome to Irishtown ...

Irishtown is located in Adams County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Irishtown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Irishtown is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Irishtown: 717 & 223<3>

Communities Also Named Irishtown ...

While we believe that this Irishtown is located in Adams County, we know of another 5 Pennsylvania communities named Irishtown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clearfield, Fayette, Lancaster, McKean and Mercer County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 12 communities that are also named Irishtown - they are located in California, New Brunswick, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador (3) and Prince Edward Island.

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

Communities near Irishtown ...

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

  • York
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • York is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
  • Westminster
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Hanover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gettysburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Taneytown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hampstead
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Manchester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • West York
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Littlestown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Carroll Valley
    (18 miles [29 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 Irishtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Irishtown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Irishtown ...

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

Adding Irishtown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Irishtown 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 Irishtown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Irishtown post office opened in 1886. The Irishtown post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Irishtown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Irishtown - 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 Irishtown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Irishtown 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>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/