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Welcome to Martic Forge ...

Martic Forge is located in Lancaster County<1>.

Martic Forge is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Martic Forge: 717 & 223<3>

Communities near Martic Forge ...

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

  • Lancaster
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Columbia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lititz
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Lititz is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lititz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lititz <4>
  • Millersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mount Joy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Lion
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • New Holland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Manheim
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • New Freedom
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • East Petersburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Martic Forge ...

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

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