Welcome to Railroad ...

Railroad is located in York County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Railroad, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Railroad has a population of 280 people<3> (see below for details).

Railroad is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Railroad lies within the (717) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Railroad had an population of 280 people. This is an increase of 0.72% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.67% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Railroad had a population of 278 people. This makes Railroad the county's 35th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 278 people, the population of Railroad decreased 7.33% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 300 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Railroad.

Communities near Railroad ...

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

• 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 <5>
• Hanover
  (15 miles [24.1 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 <5>
• Hampstead
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <5>
• Red Lion
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Manchester
  (11 miles [17.7 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 <5>
• New Freedom
  (13 miles [20.9 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 <5>
• West York
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Dallastown
  (10 miles [16.1 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 <5>
• McSherrystown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McSherrystown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSherrystown
  • McSherrystown is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McSherrystown <5>
• Hallam
  (17 miles [27.4 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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Railroad ...

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

Adding Railroad to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Railroad post office opened in 1858.

We also found Railroad in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Railroad.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Railroad. 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/