Welcome to Landis Valley ...

Landis Valley is located in Lancaster County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Landis Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

A typical abbreviation for Landis Valley: Landis Vly. (or less commonly used: Landis Vally. or Landis Vlly.)

Landis Valley is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Landis Valley: (717)

Communities near Landis Valley ...

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

• Lancaster
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Lebanon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Ephrata
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Elizabethtown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Columbia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Lititz
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Millersville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Mount Joy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• New Holland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <4>
• Manheim
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manheim
  • Manheim is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manheim <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 Landis Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Landis Valley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Landis Valley ...

Looking for more information about Landis Valley? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Landis Valley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Landis Valley.

Adding Landis Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Landis Valley 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 Landis Valley was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Landis Valley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Landis Valley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Landis Valley. 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 State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/