| Cashtown, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Adams |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Franklin |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.92 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.89 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.03 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 453 |
| Population Density Km2: | 116.33 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 746 |
| Coordinates: | 39.8839°N -77.3586°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | 17310 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-11576 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1171306 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.51 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.50 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 301.20 |
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.[2]
A post office called Cashtown has been in operation since 1833.[3] According to tradition, the community was named for the fact a local tavern owner required that payment be made in cash.[4]
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 to the east.
It is in the Gettysburg Area School District.[5]
Franklin Township Elementary School has an Orrtanna post office address,[6] but is physically in the Cashtown CDP.[7] This is the zoned school for Cashtown.[8] The district's comprehensive middle and high schools are Gettysburg Area Middle School and Gettysburg Area High School.