Welcome to Pequea ...

Pequea is located in Lancaster County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pequea, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Pequea is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pequea lies within the (717) area code.

Communities near Pequea ...

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

• 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 <4>
• York
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Columbia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• 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 <4>
• Millersville
  (7 miles [11.3 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 <4>
• Mount Joy
  (16 miles [25.7 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 <4>
• Red Lion
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <4>
• 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 <4>
• New Freedom
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• East Petersburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Petersburg
  • East Petersburg is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Petersburg <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 Pequea. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pequea.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pequea ...

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

Adding Pequea to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pequea 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 Pequea was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pequea.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pequea. 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 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/