Welcome to Rutledge ...

Rutledge is located in Delaware County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rutledge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Rutledge has a population of 797 people<2> (see below for details).

Rutledge is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The ZIP code for Rutledge: 19070<4>

Websites for Rutledge ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delcochamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rutledge, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rutledge had an population of 797 people. This is an increase of 1.66% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rutledge had a population of 784 people. This makes Rutledge the county's 27th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 784 people, the population of Rutledge decreased 8.84% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 860 people).

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

Communities Also Named Rutledge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Rutledge - they are located in Alabama (2), Florida (2), Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Oregon, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Rutledge ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <5>
• Camden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
• Wilmington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <5>
• Norristown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
  • Norristown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <5>
• West Chester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <5>
• Phoenixville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Gloucester City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
  • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
• Darby
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
  • Darby is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <5>
• Woodbury
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rutledge ...

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

Adding Rutledge to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rutledge post office opened in 1889.

We also found Rutledge in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rutledge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.pa.us/

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