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Welcome to Schoeneck ...

Schoeneck is located in Lancaster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Schoeneck, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

Schoeneck is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Schoeneck: 717 & 223<3>

Communities Also Named Schoeneck ...

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

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

Communities near Schoeneck ...

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

  • Reading
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lancaster
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lebanon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ephrata
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Wyomissing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
    • Wyomissing is located in Berks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <4>
  • Lititz
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Joy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • New Holland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Shillington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Schoeneck ...

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

Adding Schoeneck to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Schoeneck post office opened in 1837.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Schoeneck.

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 Schoeneck - 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 Schoeneck area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Schoeneck 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.
<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/