Welcome to Rossville ...

Rossville is located in York County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rossville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1817.

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

Area Codes for Rossville: 717 & 223<2>

The ZIP code for Rossville: 17358<3>

Communities Also Named Rossville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Rossville - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Manitoba, Maryland, Missouri, New Brunswick, New York (2), Ohio (3), Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Rossville ...

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

Harrisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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- Harrisburg is located in Dauphin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49,322 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Harrisburg
- From Rossville to Harrisburg
York
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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- York is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to York
- From Rossville to York
Carlisle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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- Carlisle is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,213 people
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- From Rossville to Carlisle
Hanover
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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- Hanover is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
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- Google driving directions:
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- From Rossville to Hanover
Elizabethtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
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Middletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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- Middletown is located in Dauphin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,623 people
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- Google driving directions:
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- From Rossville to Middletown
Mechanicsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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- Mechanicsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,017 people
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- Google driving directions:
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- From Rossville to Mechanicsburg
Camp Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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- Camp Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,919 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Camp Hill
- From Rossville to Camp Hill
New Cumberland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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- New Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,300 people
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- From your current location to New Cumberland
- From Rossville to New Cumberland
Red Lion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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- Red Lion is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Red Lion
- From Rossville to Red Lion

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rossville ...

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

Adding Rossville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rossville post office opened in 1817.

We also found Rossville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rossville.

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>	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 Rossville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Rossville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>	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 Rossville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Rossville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/