Welcome to Landisville ...
Landisville is located in Lancaster County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Landisville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1832.
Landisville is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Landisville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Landisville: 717 & 223<3>
The ZIP code for Landisville: 17538<4>
Communities Also Named Landisville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Landisville: This one is located in Lancaster County and the other is located in Bucks County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Landisville.
Communities near Landisville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Landisville.
- Lancaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- York
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ephrata
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabethtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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>
- Lititz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Millersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Joy
(5 miles [8 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 Landisville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Landisville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Landisville. 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 Landisville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Landisville. See our Newspapers Page for Landisville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Landisville ...
Looking for more information about Landisville? 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 Landisville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Landisville.
Adding Landisville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Landisville 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 Landisville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Landisville post office opened in 1832.
We also found Landisville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Landisville.
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 Landisville - 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 Landisville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Landisville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Landisville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Landisville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |