Welcome to Orwig ...

Orwig is located in York County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orwig, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Orwig is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Orwig is within the boundaries of the (717) area code.

Communities near Orwig ...

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

• York
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
• Hanover
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
• Hampstead
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
  • Hampstead is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampstead <4>
• Red Lion
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• Manchester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• New Freedom
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• West York
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West York
  • West York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West York <4>
• Dallastown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallastown
  • Dallastown is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallastown <4>
• Hallam
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
  • Hallam is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
• Stewartstown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
  • Stewartstown is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartstown <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 Orwig. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orwig.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orwig ...

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

Adding Orwig to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Orwig post office opened in 1892.

We also found Orwig in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orwig.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for York County: www.york-county.org/

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