Welcome to Mount Nebo ...

Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Nebo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Nebo: Mt. Nebo

Mount Nebo is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Mount Nebo: (717)

Communities Also Named Mount Nebo ...

While we believe that this Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Mount Nebo. Those communities are located in the following counties: Allegheny and Westmoreland County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 16 communities that are also named Mount Nebo - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas (2), Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee (3), Virginia (2) and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Mount Nebo ...

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

• Lancaster
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <3>
• Columbia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <3>
• Lititz
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lititz
  • Lititz is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lititz <3>
• Millersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Millersville is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <3>
• Mount Joy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
  • Mount Joy is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Joy <3>
• Red Lion
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
  • Red Lion is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lion <3>
• Oxford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <3>
• New Holland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <3>
• Manheim
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manheim
  • Manheim is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manheim <3>
• New Freedom
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
  • New Freedom is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Freedom <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Nebo ...

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

Adding Mount Nebo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Nebo 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 Mount Nebo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mount Nebo post office opened in 1849.

We also found Mount Nebo in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Nebo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Nebo. 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 State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/