Welcome to Phillipsburg ...

The village of Phillipsburg is located in Montgomery County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Phillipsburg: FILL-ihps-berg<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Phillipsburg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Phillipsburg has a population of 550 people<4> (see below for details).

Phillipsburg is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Phillipsburg is within the (937) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Phillipsburg had an population of 550 people. This is a decrease of 1.26% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.42% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Phillipsburg had a population of 557 people. This makes Phillipsburg the county's 19th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 557 people, the population of Phillipsburg decreased 11.31% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 628 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Phillipsburg.

Communities Also Named Phillipsburg ...

While we believe that this Phillipsburg is located in Montgomery County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named Phillipsburg. Those communities are located in the following counties: Athens and Tuscarawas County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 16 communities that are also named Phillipsburg - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2) and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Phillipsburg.

Communities near Phillipsburg ...

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

• Dayton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <6>
• Kettering
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettering
  • Kettering is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kettering <6>
• Huber Heights
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huber Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Heights
  • Huber Heights is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huber Heights <6>
• Troy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <6>
• Riverside
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <6>
• Trotwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotwood
  • Trotwood is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trotwood <6>
• Piqua
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piqua
  • Piqua is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piqua <6>
• Miamisburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miamisburg
  • Miamisburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miamisburg <6>
• Vandalia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
  • Vandalia is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandalia <6>
• Englewood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
  • Englewood is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Englewood <6>

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 Phillipsburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Phillipsburg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Phillipsburg. 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 Phillipsburg.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Phillipsburg ...

Looking for more information about Phillipsburg? 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 Phillipsburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Phillipsburg.

Adding Phillipsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Phillipsburg 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 Phillipsburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Phillipsburg post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Phillipsburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/