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Welcome to Peach Bottom ...

Peach Bottom is located in Lancaster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Peach Bottom, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.

Peach Bottom is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Peach Bottom: 717 & 223<3>

The ZIP code for Peach Bottom: 17563<4>

Communities Also Named Peach Bottom ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Peach Bottom: This one is located in Lancaster County and the other is located in York County.

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

Communities near Peach Bottom ...

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

  • Aberdeen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Aberdeen is located in Harford County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <5>
  • Havre de Grace
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bel Air
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bel Air is located in Harford County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
    • Former names for Bel Air:
    • Belle Air
    • Belle Aire
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <5>
  • Millersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Oxford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • New Freedom
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Perryville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • North East
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Strasburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Rising Sun
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peach Bottom ...

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

Adding Peach Bottom to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Peach Bottom 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 Peach Bottom was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Peach Bottom post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peach Bottom.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Peach Bottom - 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 Peach Bottom area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Peach Bottom area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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 Peach Bottom). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Peach Bottom or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/