Mount Joy, Pennsylvania

Mount Joy: Borough in northwestern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

About

Mount Joy is a city located in the county of Lancaster in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

Mount Joy locator map
Location of Mount Joy on Pennsylvania map.

Quick Facts about Mount Joy

Population : 8,071
Country : United States of America
State : Pennsylvania (United States)
County : Lancaster County
Postal code : 17552
Area : 2.43 km2
Altitude : 1,217 feet / 371 meters
Establishment : January 01, 1812 (212 years ago)
Time Zone : America/New_York
Local time : 08:18:55 (29th March 2024)
Mt Joy PA Post Office image
Mt Joy PA Post Office
Mt Joy PA Post Office image

Geography

Mount Joy is located at 40°6'35"N 76°30'12"W (40.1098200, -76.5033000).

Mount Joy map

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People born in Mount Joy (7)

People born in Mount Joy, including journalist Ada Patterson, United States federal judge Clarence Charles Newcomer, Union Army general Joseph F. Knipe, .

List

  • Joseph M. Patterson (American politician) he was born in 12/08/1837
  • Kaufman Thuma Keller he was born in 27/11/1885
  • David McNeely Stauffer (American civil engineer, editor, artist, and collector) he was born in 24/03/1845
  • Mackenzie Allessie (American field hockey player) she was born in 06/03/2001

Schools in Mount Joy

College & universities near Mount Joy, PA

Code Name City ZIP
212197 Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown (PA) 17022-2298

Stations (22)

Amtrak & bus stations near Mount Joy, PA

Code Name Address Type
MJY Mount Joy East Henry St. and North Market St. RAIL
ELT Elizabethtown station South Wilson Avenue at West High Street RAIL
LNC Lancaster station 53 McGovern Avenue RAIL
MID Middletown Union Street and Mill Street RAIL
HAR Harrisburg Transportation Center 4th and Chestnut Streets RAIL

Post offices near Mount Joy

Post Office Name City ZIP
Mount Joy Post Office Mount Joy (PA) 17552

Other places with the same name (2)

Other cities in Lancaster County

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Lancaster County , PA. (more)

City Name Population Title
Hempfield 40,558 A township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
Lancaster 17,106 City in central Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
West Lampeter 15,983 Township of Pennsylvania
Ephrata 13,801 City of the state Washington, United States
Elizabethtown 11,494 Borough in northwestern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Columbia 10,295 Borough in western Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Lititz 10,022 Borough in northern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Conewago 8,536 Unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Millersville 8,289 City in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Willow Street 7,578 Census designated place
Clay 6,939 Census-designated place in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
East Earl 6,899 Township in northeastern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Leacock 5,783 Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Union 5,661 Township in southeastern Union County, Pennsylvania
New Holland 5,547 Borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Pequea 5,448 Unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Distance to Other Cities

Mount Joy distances to largest Pennsylvania cities