Welcome to Yorkana ...

Yorkana is located in York County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yorkana, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Yorkana has a population of 230 people<3> (see below for details).

Yorkana is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Yorkana: (717)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Yorkana had an population of 230 people. This is an increase of 0.44% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.77% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Yorkana had a population of 229 people. This makes Yorkana the county's 37th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 229 people, the population of Yorkana decreased 4.18% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 239 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Yorkana.

Communities near Yorkana ...

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

• Lancaster
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <5>
• York
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Lititz
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lititz
  • Lititz is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lititz <5>
• Middletown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Millersville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Millersville is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <5>
• Mount Joy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Red Lion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
  • Red Lion is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lion <5>
• Manheim
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manheim
  • Manheim is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manheim <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 Yorkana. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yorkana.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yorkana ...

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

Adding Yorkana to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Yorkana post office opened in 1875.

We also found Yorkana in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yorkana.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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