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Welcome to Marborough West ...

Marborough West is located in York County<1>.

Marborough West is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Marborough West: 717 & 223<3>

Communities near Marborough West ...

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

  • Hanover
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Elizabethtown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Columbia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Middletown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Millersville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Mount Joy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Lion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • New Freedom
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • West York
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dallastown
    (4 miles [6.4 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 Marborough West. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marborough West.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marborough West ...

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

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 Marborough West - 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 Marborough West area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Marborough West 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.