Welcome to York Haven ...

York Haven is located in York County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of York Haven, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1813.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, York Haven has a population of 694 people<3> (see below for details).

York Haven is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

York Haven lies within the (717) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, York Haven had an population of 694 people. This is a decrease of 2.12% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.22% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, York Haven had a population of 709 people. This makes York Haven the county's 27th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 709 people, the population of York Haven decreased 12.36% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 809 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for York Haven.

Communities near York Haven ...

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

• Harrisburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• York
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <5>
• Elizabethtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <5>
• Columbia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Middletown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Mechanicsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Mount Joy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
  • Mount Joy is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Joy <5>
• Camp Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Palmyra
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• New Cumberland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for York Haven ...

Looking for more information about York Haven? 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 York Haven, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for York Haven.

Adding York Haven to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the York Haven post office opened in 1813.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for York Haven.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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