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Welcome to Franktown ...

Franktown is located in Northampton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Franktown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1817.

Franktown is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Franktown: 757 & 948<3>

The ZIP code for Franktown: 23354<4>

Communities Also Named Franktown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Franktown - they are located in Colorado, Nevada and Ontario.

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

Communities near Franktown ...

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

  • Exmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Exmore is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exmore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exmore <5>
  • Onancock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cape Charles
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Belle Haven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Onley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cheriton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Melfa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Eastville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wachapreague
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Painter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Franktown ...

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

Adding Franktown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Franktown 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 (so far) for Franktown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Franktown post office opened in 1817.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Franktown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Northampton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Franktown - 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 757 code has been Overlayed with the 948 area code. New phone numbers in the Franktown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Franktown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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 Franktown). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Franktown or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/