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Welcome to Losh Run ...

Losh Run is located in Perry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Losh Run, 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.

Losh Run is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Losh Run: 717 & 223<3>

Communities near Losh Run ...

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

  • Harrisburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Carlisle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Mechanicsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Camp Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • New Cumberland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Steelton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Lemoyne
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wormleysburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Penbrook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
  • Marysville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Losh Run ...

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

Adding Losh Run to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Losh Run.

Footnotes ...

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