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History · Felton

Felton’s post office opened in 1874, and 51% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1908 on and the census since 1900.

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How Felton began

When was Felton founded?

1874

The Felton post office opened in 1874, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1899.

First census: 226 in 19002020 census: 501152 years
Founding year: the first Felton post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Wikidata: 1899.

What stands out about Felton’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 Felton are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Felton’s homes were built before 1938.On the map since 19086 editions of the USGS map, 1908 to 1999. Watch Felton change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Felton’s history is told.

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The story so far

Felton, in brief

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

Felton is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 501 at the 2020 census. It is part of the York–Hanover metropolitan area. Named after Johannes Felton Ziegler. The borough is located within the Red Lion Area School District.

Its first post office opened in 1874. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 506 in 2010, 501 in 2020.

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

On the map

Felton on the map, 1908 to 1999

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Felton. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Felton on the 1908 USGS mapFelton on the 1910 USGS mapFelton on the 1953 USGS mapFelton on the 1968 USGS mapFelton on the 1973 USGS mapFelton on the 1999 USGS map1908York sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Felton.

Timeline

Felton, 1874 to 1919

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1874Post officeThe Felton post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1908On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1919Born hereRichard Shaull is born here
By decade

Felton, decade by decade

Today13 recent
SonLife Chapel, Felton, PA, Feb. 20262026SonLife Chapel, Felton, PA, Feb. 2026Red Lion Avenue sb entering Felton, PA, Feb. 20262026Red Lion Avenue sb entering Felton, PA, Feb. 2026Red Lion Avenue nb, Felton, PA (3), Feb. 20262026Red Lion Avenue nb, Felton, PA (3), Feb. 2026Red Lion Avenue nb, Felton, PA (2), Feb. 20262026Red Lion Avenue nb, Felton, PA (2), Feb. 2026Red Lion Avenue nb, Felton, PA (1), Feb. 20262026Red Lion Avenue nb, Felton, PA (1), Feb. 2026Pizza parlor and computer shop, Felton, PA, Feb. 20262026Pizza parlor and computer shop, Felton, PA, Feb. 2026Main Street wb, Felton, PA, Feb. 20262026Main Street wb, Felton, PA, Feb. 2026Main Street eb, Felton, PA, Feb. 20262026Main Street eb, Felton, PA, Feb. 2026Felton, PA post office, Feb. 20262026Felton, PA post office, Feb. 2026Felton, PA borough hall, Feb. 20262026Felton, PA borough hall, Feb. 2026Bethany United Methodist Church, Felton, PA (2), Feb. 20262026Bethany United Methodist Church, Felton, PA (2), Feb.…Bethany United Methodist Church, Felton, PA (1), Feb. 20262026Bethany United Methodist Church, Felton, PA (1), Feb.…Alliance Fire & Rescue, Felton, PA, Feb. 20262026Alliance Fire & Rescue, Felton, PA, Feb. 2026
People over time

Felton, census by census

01002003004005001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 506

Between 226 and 506 people in every census since 1900.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Felton’s Wikipedia page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Chanceford Township1 historic placeA−North Hopewell TownshipIts storyC+Windsor Township1 historic placeB

Questions about Felton’s history

What year was Felton founded?

The Felton post office opened in 1874, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1899.

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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 →

From Wikimedia Commons (13), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.