Welcome to Yorktown ...
The city of Yorktown is located Yorktown is located in DeWitt County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Yorktown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Yorktown has a population of 2,068 people<2> (see below for details). The community of Yorktown is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Yorktown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Yorktown lies within the (361) area code. The ZIP code for Yorktown: 78164<4> Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Yorktown had an population of 2,068 people. This is a decrease of 1.15% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.94% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Yorktown had a population of 2,092 people (which is 10.41% of the total population of DeWitt County). This makes Yorktown the county's 3rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 2,092 people, the population of Yorktown decreased 7.88% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,271 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Yorktown. Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Yorktown - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2) and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Yorktown. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Yorktown. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Yorktown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yorktown. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Yorktown. 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 Yorktown. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Yorktown. See our Newspapers Page for Yorktown. Looking for more information about Yorktown? 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 Yorktown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Yorktown. We originally found mention of Yorktown 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 Yorktown was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851). We also found Yorktown in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
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<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including DeWitt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Yorktown. <3> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yorktown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <4> ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Yorktown). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Yorktown or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). <5> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <6> 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. <7> An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.