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Welcome to Manheim ...

Manheim is located in Lancaster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Manheim, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1815.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Manheim has a population of 4,840 people<2> (see below for details).

Manheim is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Manheim: 717 & 223<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Manheim had an population of 4,840 people. This is a decrease of 0.37% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.17% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Manheim had a population of 4,858 people. This makes Manheim the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Manheim represents 0.04% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 200th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,858 people, the population of Manheim increased 1.55% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,784 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Manheim.

Communities Also Named Manheim ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Manheim - they are located in Illinois, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Manheim ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Manheim. Our list includes 18 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Manheim.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Manheim ...

Looking for more information about Manheim? 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 Manheim, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Manheim.

Adding Manheim to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Manheim 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 Manheim was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Manheim post office opened in 1815.

We also found Manheim in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manheim.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Manheim. 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 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Manheim.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Manheim - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Manheim area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Manheim area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/




 

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