Welcome to Lawrenceville ...

Lawrenceville is located in Mercer County<1>.

Lawrenceville was established in 1697.

Lawrenceville is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Lawrenceville is located in the (609) area code.

The ZIP code for Lawrenceville: 08648<3>

Communities Also Named Lawrenceville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Lawrenceville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, New York (4), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lawrenceville ...

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

• Trenton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
• New Brunswick
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• Burlington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
• Bristol
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <4>
• Morrisville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <4>
• Bordentown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
  • Bordentown is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
• Lambertville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertville
  • Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
• New Hope
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • New Hope is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hope <4>
• Yardley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yardley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardley
  • Yardley is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yardley <4>
• Beverly
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Beverly is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 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 Lawrenceville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lawrenceville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lawrenceville ...

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

Adding Lawrenceville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lawrenceville 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 Lawrenceville was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lawrenceville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mercer County: www.mercercounty.org/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/