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Welcome to Orrstown ...Orrstown is located in Franklin County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Orrstown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1836. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Orrstown has a population of 258 people<2> (see below for details). Orrstown is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Orrstown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Orrstown: (717) The ZIP code for Orrstown: 17244<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Orrstown had an population of 258 people. This is a decrease of 1.53% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.69% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Orrstown had a population of 262 people. This makes Orrstown the county's 6th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 262 people, the population of Orrstown increased 13.42% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 231 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Orrstown. Communities near Orrstown ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Orrstown.
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 Orrstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orrstown. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Orrstown. 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 Orrstown. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Orrstown. See our Newspapers Page for Orrstown. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orrstown ...Looking for more information about Orrstown? 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 Orrstown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Orrstown. Adding Orrstown to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Orrstown 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 Orrstown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Orrstown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). For more details, see References and Mentions for Orrstown. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orrstown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.pa.us/ The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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