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Welcome to North Wales ...

North Wales is located in Montgomery County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of North Wales, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1864.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, North Wales has a population of 3,259 people<3> (see below for details).

North Wales is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for North Wales ...

Official Website: www.northwales.boroughs.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, North Wales had an population of 3,259 people. This is an increase of 0.93% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.48% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, North Wales had a population of 3,229 people. This makes North Wales the county's 17th most populous community.

The population of North Wales represents 0.03% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 300th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,229 people, the population of North Wales decreased 3.38% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,342 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for North Wales.

Communities near North Wales ...

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

  • Philadelphia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Norristown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pottstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Phoenixville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
    • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <5>
  • Yeadon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
    • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <5>
  • Lansdowne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
    • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <5>
  • Perkasie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
  • Quakertown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Doylestown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Conshohocken
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Wales ...

Looking for more information about North Wales? 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 North Wales, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for North Wales.

Adding North Wales to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Wales 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 North Wales was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the North Wales post office opened in 1864.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Wales.

The official website for North Wales: www.northwales.boroughs.org/

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montcopa.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 Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for North Wales.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Wales - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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