Welcome to Jonestown ...

Jonestown is located in Lebanon County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jonestown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1802.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Jonestown has a population of 2,021 people<3> (see below for details).

Jonestown is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Jonestown lies within the (717) area code.

Websites for Jonestown ...

Official Website: www.jonestownpa.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Jonestown had an population of 2,021 people. This is an increase of 6.09% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 96.6% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jonestown had a population of 1,905 people. This makes Jonestown the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Jonestown represents 0.01% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 444th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,905 people, the population of Jonestown increased 85.31% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,028 people).

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

Communities Also Named Jonestown ...

While we believe that this Jonestown is located in Lebanon County, we know of another 3 Pennsylvania communities named Jonestown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Columbia, Schuylkill and Washington County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 23 communities that are also named Jonestown - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland (3), Mississippi (4), North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Jonestown ...

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

• Lebanon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <5>
• Elizabethtown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Palmyra
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Manheim
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Hummelstown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Cornwall
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
  • Cornwall is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall <5>
• Myerstown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myerstown
  • Myerstown is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myerstown <5>
• Womelsdorf
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Womelsdorf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
  • Womelsdorf is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Womelsdorf <5>
• Cleona
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleona
  • Cleona is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleona <5>
• Robesonia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robesonia
  • Robesonia is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robesonia <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 Jonestown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jonestown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jonestown ...

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

Adding Jonestown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Jonestown post office opened in 1802.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jonestown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Jonestown: www.jonestownpa.org/

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

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