Welcome to Manheim ...

Manheim is located in Lancaster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Manheim, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1815.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Manheim has a population of 4,840 people<2> (see below for details).

Manheim is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Manheim: (717)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Manheim had an population of 4,840 people. This is a decrease of 0.37% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.17% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Manheim had a population of 4,858 people. This makes Manheim the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Manheim represents 0.04% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 200th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,858 people, the population of Manheim increased 1.55% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,784 people).

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

Communities Also Named Manheim ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Manheim - they are located in Illinois, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Manheim ...

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

• Lancaster
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Lebanon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• Ephrata
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephrata
  • Ephrata is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephrata <4>
• Elizabethtown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Columbia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Lititz
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• Middletown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Millersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Mount Joy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Palmyra
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Manheim. Our list includes 18 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Manheim.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Manheim ...

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

Adding Manheim to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Manheim post office opened in 1815.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manheim.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/

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