Welcome to Port Mercer ...

Port Mercer is located in Mercer County<1>.

The location of Port Mercer has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Mercer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

A typical abbreviation for Port Mercer: Prt. Mercer

Port Mercer is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Port Mercer lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Port Mercer is within the boundaries of the (609) area code.

Communities near Port Mercer ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Port Mercer.

• Trenton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
• New Brunswick
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• Burlington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
• Bristol
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <4>
• Morrisville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <4>
• Bordentown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
  • Bordentown is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
• Lambertville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertville
  • Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
• New Hope
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • New Hope is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hope <4>
• Yardley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yardley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardley
  • Yardley is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yardley <4>
• Newtown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
  • Newtown is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newtown <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Port Mercer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Mercer.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Port Mercer. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Port Mercer.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Mercer. See our Newspapers Page for Port Mercer.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Mercer ...

Looking for more information about Port Mercer? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Port Mercer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Port Mercer.

Adding Port Mercer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Port Mercer in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Port Mercer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Port Mercer post office opened in 1849.

We also found Port Mercer in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Mercer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Port Mercer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mercer County: www.mercercounty.org/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/