Cashtown, Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|
 Location in Adams County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. | |
| Coordinates: 39°53′2″N 77°21′31″W / 39.88389°N 77.35861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Adams |
| Township | Franklin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.51 sq mi (3.92 km2) |
| • Land | 1.50 sq mi (3.89 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 746 ft (227 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 453 |
| • Density | 301.20/sq mi (116.33/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 17310 |
| FIPS code | 42-11576 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1171306 |
Cashtown is a census-designated place in Franklin Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community was part of the Cashtown-McKnightstown CDP, until it was split into two separate CDPs for the 2010 census. As of 2020, the population of Cashtown was 453.[3]
A post office called Cashtown has been in operation since 1833.[4] According to tradition, the community was named for the fact a local tavern owner required that payment be made in cash.[5]
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- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 20.