Welcome to Slab ...

Slab is located in York County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Slab, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Slab is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Slab: (717)

Communities Also Named Slab ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Slab - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Slab ...

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

• Lancaster
  (16 miles [25.7 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 <3>
• Columbia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Bel Air
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
  • Bel Air is located in Harford County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
  • Former names for Bel Air:
  • Belle Air
  • Belle Aire
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <3>
• Millersville
  (13 miles [20.9 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 <3>
• Red Lion
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <3>
• Oxford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <3>
• New Freedom
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <3>
• Dallastown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <3>
• Shrewsbury
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shrewsbury <3>
• Strasburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Slab ...

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

Adding Slab to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Slab 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 Slab was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Slab post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Slab.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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