Welcome to Summerdale ...

Summerdale is located in Cumberland County<1>.

The location of Summerdale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Summerdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1923.

Summerdale is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Summerdale lies within the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named Summerdale ...

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

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 4 communities that are also named Summerdale - they are located in Alabama, Illinois and New York.

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

Communities near Summerdale ...

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

• Harrisburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
• Carlisle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Middletown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Mechanicsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <4>
• Camp Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill
  • Camp Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Hill <4>
• Palmyra
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
• New Cumberland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
  • New Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cumberland <4>
• Steelton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelton
  • Steelton is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steelton <4>
• Hummelstown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummelstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummelstown
  • Hummelstown is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummelstown <4>
• Lemoyne
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemoyne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
  • Lemoyne is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemoyne <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Summerdale ...

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

Adding Summerdale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Summerdale post office opened in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Summerdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Summerdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/