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Welcome to Alburtis ...

Alburtis is located in Lehigh County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Alburtis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Alburtis has a population of 2,637 people<2> (see below for details).

Alburtis is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Alburtis: (610) and (484)<4>

The ZIP code for Alburtis: 18011<5>

Websites for Alburtis ...

Official Website: www.alburtis.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Alburtis had an population of 2,637 people. This is an increase of 11.69% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 24.56% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Alburtis had a population of 2,361 people. This makes Alburtis the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Alburtis represents 0.02% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 389th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,361 people, the population of Alburtis increased 11.53% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,117 people).

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

Communities Also Named Alburtis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Alburtis - it's located in Kansas.

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

Communities near Alburtis ...

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

  • Allentown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethlehem
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pottstown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Emmaus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Northampton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Perkasie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkasie
    • Perkasie is located in Bucks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkasie <6>
  • Quakertown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Catasauqua
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catasauqua
    • Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,606 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catasauqua <6>
  • Hellertown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Kutztown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kutztown have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kutztown
    • Kutztown is located in Berks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kutztown <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 Alburtis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alburtis.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alburtis ...

Looking for more information about Alburtis? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Alburtis, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Alburtis.

Adding Alburtis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alburtis 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 Alburtis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Alburtis post office opened in 1868.

We also found Alburtis in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alburtis.

The official website for Alburtis: www.alburtis.org/

The official website for Lehigh County: www.lehighcounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lehigh, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Alburtis.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alburtis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (484) is an overlay for area code (610).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Alburtis). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Alburtis or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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