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Welcome to Cornwall ...

Cornwall is located in Lebanon County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Cornwall, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

When the people of Cornwall refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Cornwallite<3>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cornwall has a population of 4,361 people<4> (see below for details).

Cornwall is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Cornwall is located in the (717) area code.

Websites for Cornwall ...

Official Website: www.cornwallpa.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cornwall had an population of 4,361 people. This is an increase of 6.06% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 25.1% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cornwall had a population of 4,112 people. This makes Cornwall the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Cornwall represents 0.03% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 245th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,112 people, the population of Cornwall increased 17.96% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,486 people).

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

Communities Also Named Cornwall ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Cornwall - they are located in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Idaho (2), Kansas, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Vermont, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Cornwall ...

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

  • Lancaster
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Ephrata
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Elizabethtown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <6>
  • Columbia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • 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 <6>
  • Lititz
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <6>
  • Middletown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Mount Joy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Palmyra
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • 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 <6>
  • Manheim
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hummelstown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • 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 <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cornwall ...

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

Adding Cornwall to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cornwall 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 Cornwall was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Cornwall post office opened in 1833.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cornwall.

The official website for Cornwall: www.cornwallpa.com/

The official website for Lebanon County: www.lebcounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lebanon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Cornwall refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Cornwall may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<4>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Cornwall.
<5>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cornwall - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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