Cashtown, Pennsylvania

"Cashtown" redirects here. For other uses, see Cashtown (disambiguation).

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]

Cashtown, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Location in Adams County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Coordinates: 39°53′2″N 77°21′31″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Adams
Township	Franklin
Area [1]
• 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  (2020)[2]
• 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

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 all payments be made in cash.^[5]

Geography

Cashtown is located west of Gettysburg in western Adams County. U.S. Route 30 bypasses the center of the community and forms the northern edge of the CDP. Old U.S. 30, the original Lincoln Highway, is the main street of Cashtown. McKnightstown is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the east.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	453		—
U.S. Decennial Census[6][2]

Education

It is in the Gettysburg Area School District.^[7]

Franklin Township Elementary School has an Orrtanna post office address,^[8] but is physically in the Cashtown CDP.^[9] This is the zoned school for Cashtown.^[10] The district's comprehensive middle and high schools are Gettysburg Area Middle School and Gettysburg Area High School.

Notable person

• Nellie V. Mark (1857–1935), physician, suffragist