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Welcome to Warrington ...

Warrington is located in Bucks County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Warrington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

Warrington is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Warrington: 18976<3>

Communities Also Named Warrington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Warrington - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, South Carolina and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Warrington ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Warrington ...

Looking for more information about Warrington? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Warrington, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Warrington.

Adding Warrington to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Warrington post office opened in 1839.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Warrington.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bucks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Warrington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Warrington). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Warrington or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/