Welcome to Port Mercer ...
Port Mercer is located in Mercer County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Mercer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.
A typical abbreviation for Port Mercer: Prt. Mercer
Port Mercer is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Port Mercer lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Port Mercer: 609 & 640<3>
Communities near Port Mercer ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Port Mercer.
- Trenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
- New Brunswick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
- Burlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
- Bristol
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bordentown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bordentown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
- Lambertville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
- New Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yardley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Port Mercer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Mercer.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Port Mercer. 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 Port Mercer.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Mercer. See our Newspapers Page for Port Mercer.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Mercer ...
Looking for more information about Port Mercer? 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 Port Mercer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Port Mercer.
Adding Port Mercer to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Port Mercer 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 (so far) for Port Mercer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Port Mercer post office opened in 1849. The Port Mercer post office closed in 1910.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Mercer.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Mercer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Port Mercer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 609 code has been Overlayed with the 640 area code. New phone numbers in the Port Mercer area will be assigned with one of these codes: 609 or 640. As a result, placing a call in the Port Mercer area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |