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Welcome to McSherrystown ...

McSherrystown is located in Adams County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McSherrystown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1842.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, McSherrystown has a population of 3,080 people<2> (see below for details).

McSherrystown is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for McSherrystown: 717 & 223<4>

The ZIP code for McSherrystown: 17344<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, McSherrystown had an population of 3,080 people. This is an increase of 1.38% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 14.46% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, McSherrystown had a population of 3,038 people. This makes McSherrystown the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of McSherrystown represents 0.02% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 315th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,038 people, the population of McSherrystown increased 12.89% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,691 people).

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

Communities Also Named McSherrystown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named McSherrystown - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near McSherrystown ...

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

  • York
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • York is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <6>
  • Westminster
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Gettysburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Taneytown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hampstead
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Manchester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • West York
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Littlestown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shrewsbury
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Emmitsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McSherrystown ...

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

Adding McSherrystown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the McSherrystown post office opened in 1842.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McSherrystown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Adams, 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 McSherrystown.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McSherrystown - 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 McSherrystown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the McSherrystown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 McSherrystown). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether McSherrystown or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/