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Welcome to Iron Ridge ...

Iron Ridge is located in York County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Iron Ridge, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

Iron Ridge is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Iron Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Iron Ridge - it's located in Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Iron Ridge ...

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

  • York
    (12 miles [19.3 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
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Hanover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gettysburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Taneytown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Hampstead
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Red Lion
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Manchester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • West York
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Littlestown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Iron Ridge ...

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

Adding Iron Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Iron Ridge 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 Iron Ridge was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Iron Ridge.

Footnotes ...

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