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History · Avon

Avon’s post office opened in 1863, and 14% of its homes were built before 1940

1863first post office
0on the National Register
14%homes built before 1940
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How Avon began

When was Avon founded?

1863

The Avon post office opened in 1863, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 1,676163 years
Founding year: the first Avon post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Avon’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Avon are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Avon’s history is told.

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The story so far

Avon, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Avon yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Avon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Avon had a population of 1,676.

Its first post office opened in 1863. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 1,667 in 2010, 1,676 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Avon

Nobody well known was born in Avon itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Sam BowieAmerican basketball player · b. 1961
Betty HarteAmerican actress · b. 1882
Derek FisherAmerican baseball player · b. 1993
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Bill PattonAmerican baseball player · b. 1912
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Luther ReilyAmerican politician · b. 1794
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Gene CarpenterAmerican football coach · b. 1939
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

HebronIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNorth Lebanon Township1 historic placeB−Lebanon7 historic placesA+South Lebanon Township1 historic placeA−

Questions about Avon’s history

What year was Avon founded?

The Avon post office opened in 1863, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →