Welcome to West Trenton ...
West Trenton is located in Mercer County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of West Trenton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1925.
A typical abbreviation for West Trenton: W. Trenton
West Trenton is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: West Trenton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for West Trenton: 609 & 640<3>
Communities Also Named West Trenton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Trenton - it's located in Maine.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Trenton.
Communities near West Trenton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Trenton.
- Trenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Trenton is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Trenton
- From West Trenton to Trenton
- Burlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Burlington is located in Burlington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Burlington
- From West Trenton to Burlington
- Bristol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- 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>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bristol
- From West Trenton to Bristol
- Morrisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- 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>
- Doylestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Doylestown is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doylestown <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Doylestown
- From West Trenton to Doylestown
- Hatboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatboro
- Hatboro is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,512 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatboro <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hatboro
- From West Trenton to Hatboro
- Jenkintown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkintown
- Jenkintown is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,413 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkintown <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jenkintown
- From West Trenton to Jenkintown
- Bordentown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
- Bordentown is located in Burlington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bordentown
- From West Trenton to Bordentown
- Lambertville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertville
- Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lambertville
- From West Trenton to Lambertville
- New Britain
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Britain have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
- New Britain is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,950 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Britain <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 West Trenton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Trenton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Trenton. 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 West Trenton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Trenton. See our Newspapers Page for West Trenton.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Trenton ...
Looking for more information about West Trenton? 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 West Trenton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Trenton.
Adding West Trenton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of West Trenton 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 West Trenton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the West Trenton post office opened in 1925.
We also found West Trenton on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for New Jersey (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for West Trenton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Trenton. 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.nj.gov/
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 West Trenton - 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 West Trenton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 609 or 640. As a result, placing a call in the West Trenton 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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |