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Welcome to Social Island ...

Social Island is located in Franklin County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Social Island: Social Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Social Island is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Social Island: 717 & 223<3>

Communities near Social Island ...

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

  • Hagerstown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hagerstown is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
    • Former name for Hagerstown:
    • Hager's Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <4>
  • Chambersburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Waynesboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shippensburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Greencastle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Carroll Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Smithsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mont Alto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mercersburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • McConnellsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Social Island ...

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

Footnotes ...

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