Welcome to Mount Hope ...

Mount Hope is located in Cumberland County<1>.

The location of Mount Hope has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Mount Hope: Mt. Hope

Mount Hope is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Mount Hope: (717)

Communities Also Named Mount Hope ...

While we believe that this Mount Hope is located in Cumberland County, we know of another 6 Pennsylvania communities named Mount Hope. Those communities are located in the following counties: Adams, Clearfield, Crawford, Fayette, Lancaster and Northampton County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 43 communities that are also named Mount Hope - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Missouri (2), Nevada, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York (3), Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Prince Edward Island, Tennessee (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Mount Hope ...

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

• Carlisle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Shippensburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shippensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippensburg
  • Shippensburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shippensburg <4>
• Mount Holly Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly Springs
  • Mount Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly Springs <4>
• Newville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
  • Newville is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newville <4>
• Newburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
  • Newburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburg <4>
• Orrstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrstown
  • Orrstown is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrstown <4>
• Landisburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landisburg
  • Landisburg is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landisburg <4>
• Shade Gap
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shade Gap
  • Shade Gap is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shade Gap <4>
• Big Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
  • Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
• New Germantown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Germantown
  • New Germantown is located in Perry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Germantown <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Hope ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Hope. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/