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Welcome to Lemoyne ...

Lemoyne is located in Cumberland County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Lemoyne, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lemoyne has a population of 4,630 people<3> (see below for details).

Lemoyne is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Lemoyne is located in the (717) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lemoyne had an population of 4,630 people. This is an increase of 1.69% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 15.89% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lemoyne had a population of 4,553 people. This makes Lemoyne the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Lemoyne represents 0.04% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 214th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,553 people, the population of Lemoyne increased 13.97% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,995 people).

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

Communities Also Named Lemoyne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Lemoyne - they are located in Alabama, Nebraska, Ohio and Quebec.

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

Communities near Lemoyne ...

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

  • Carlisle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Elizabethtown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Middletown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mechanicsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Palmyra
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Hummelstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Manchester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dillsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
    • Dillsburg is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsburg <5>
  • Marysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Marysville is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <5>
  • Highspire
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highspire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highspire
    • Highspire is located in Dauphin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,369 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highspire <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 Lemoyne. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lemoyne.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lemoyne ...

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

Adding Lemoyne to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lemoyne post office opened in 1897.

We also found Lemoyne mentioned on a train schedule titled Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lemoyne.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lemoyne. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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 Cumberland, 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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Lemoyne.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lemoyne - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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