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Welcome to Speedwell ...

Speedwell is located in Lancaster County<1>.

Speedwell is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Speedwell: 717 & 223<3>

Communities Also Named Speedwell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Speedwell - they are located in Kentucky, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Speedwell ...

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

  • Lancaster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lebanon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ephrata
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Elizabethtown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Columbia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lititz
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lititz is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lititz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lititz <4>
  • Millersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Mount Joy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Palmyra
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New Holland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Speedwell ...

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

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