About Akron, Lancaster PA!

Akron is a small town on route 272 North. Once home to a thriving shoe industry, it now boast "A Thousand Villages", the retail arm of the Mennonite Central Committee. Here you can finds items from developing countries for sale. Proceeds of sales go to fund programs in these copuntries.Akron is one of the many places in Pennsylvania that have a that have a tradition of dropping an a representative item on New Year's Eve. Akron drops a shoedrop a shoe, representative of the area's old former industry. Visit the Akron Borough website here: Akron Borough

AKRON BOROUGH OFFICE HOURS:

Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Office phone number is 859-1600. Lobby is open 24 hours a day with a night drop for bills, parking tickets, etc. Also a phone for police which dials directly to County Radio.