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Welcome to Old Forge ...

Old Forge is located in Franklin County<1>.

Old Forge is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Old Forge ...

While we believe that this Old Forge is located in Franklin County, we know of another 3 Pennsylvania communities named Old Forge. Those communities are located in the following counties: Delaware, Lackawanna and Luzerne County.

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

Communities near Old Forge ...

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

  • Hagerstown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hagerstown is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
    • Former name for Hagerstown:
    • Hager's Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <4>
  • Chambersburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Waynesboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gettysburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Thurmont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Thurmont is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmont <4>
  • Taneytown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Shippensburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Greencastle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Carroll Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Emmitsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 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 Old Forge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Old Forge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Forge ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Old 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 Old Forge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Old 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.