Welcome to Porters Sideling ...

Porters Sideling is located in York County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Porters Sideling, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Porters Sideling is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Porters Sideling: 717 & 223<3>

Communities near Porters Sideling ...

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

York
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- York is located in York County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
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Westminster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Westminster is located in Carroll County (MD)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,712 people
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Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hanover is located in York County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
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Gettysburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gettysburg is located in Adams County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,708 people
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Taneytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Taneytown is located in Carroll County (MD)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,846 people
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Hampstead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hampstead is located in Carroll County (MD)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
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Red Lion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Red Lion is located in York County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
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Manchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Manchester is located in Carroll County (MD)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,876 people
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West York
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West York is located in York County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,602 people
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Littlestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Littlestown is located in Adams County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,498 people
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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 Porters Sideling. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Porters Sideling.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Porters Sideling ...

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

Adding Porters Sideling to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Porters Sideling 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 Porters Sideling was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Porters Sideling.

Footnotes ...

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