Welcome to Wescosville ...

Wescosville is located in Lehigh County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wescosville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1845.

Wescosville is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Wescosville: (610) and (484)<3>

Communities near Wescosville ...

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

• Allentown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
  • Allentown is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allentown <4>
• Bethlehem
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Bethlehem is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethlehem <4>
• Easton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Easton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <4>
• Emmaus
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus
  • Emmaus is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmaus <4>
• Northampton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
  • Northampton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northampton <4>
• Perkasie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Quakertown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
  • Quakertown is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quakertown <4>
• Wilson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,784 people
• Catasauqua
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Hellertown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellertown
  • Hellertown is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,820 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hellertown <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 Wescosville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wescosville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wescosville ...

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

Adding Wescosville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wescosville post office opened in 1845.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wescosville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

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