Your Local Guide to Manheim, PA

Manheim is a small borough in northern Lancaster County, right on Route 72 about 11 miles northwest of Lancaster and 13 miles south of Lebanon. Lititz is about 5 miles east and Mount Joy about 7 miles southwest. It has a historic town square, a friendly small-town feel and farmland all around it, with quick access to the PA Turnpike.

A town with real history. Henry William Stiegel laid out Manheim in 1762 and started the Manheim Glassworks there. Stiegel glass is still collected today, and the high school teams are called the Barons after "Baron" Stiegel. He gave the land for Zion Lutheran Church for a rent of one red rose a year, and the church still pays it every year at the Festival of the Red Rose. The Manheim Community Farm Show fills Memorial Park the first week of October, and First Thursdays bring people to the square from spring through December.

Homes in Manheim. In the borough you'll find older brick and frame homes and twins within walking distance of the square. Around it, Rapho and Penn Townships have newer neighborhoods, larger lots and some country properties. Being this close to Lititz, Lancaster and the Turnpike, good homes here don't sit long, so it helps to be ready when the right one comes up.

With 27 years in construction, I can point out obvious issues as we walk through a home, so you know what to ask your home inspector about.

Schools. Manheim is served by the Manheim Central School District, which covers the borough, Penn Township and Rapho Township. Some homes with a Manheim mailing address are in a different district, so I'll check each one before you go see it.

Getting around.

• Route 72 runs north to the PA Turnpike's Lebanon-Lancaster interchange and on to Lebanon, and south to Lancaster.
• Route 772 connects Manheim with Lititz to the east and Mount Joy to the southwest.
• Route 283 is a short drive south for trips to Harrisburg and Lancaster.
• Hershey is about 25 minutes away.

Why people like it here.

• A historic town square and events all year
• The Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire at Mount Hope, just outside town, on weekends from late summer into fall
• Easy drives to Lititz, Lancaster, Lebanon and the Turnpike

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Also see: Living in Lititz, PA · Living in Mount Gretna, PA

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