Welcome to Yardville ...
Yardville is located in Mercer County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Yardville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1832.
Yardville is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Yardville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Yardville: 609 & 640<3>
Communities near Yardville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Yardville.
- Trenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
- Burlington
(13 miles [20.9 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bordentown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bordentown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
- Lambertville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
- New Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yardley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beverly is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Newtown
(14 miles [22.5 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 Yardville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yardville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Yardville. 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 Yardville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Yardville. See our Newspapers Page for Yardville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yardville ...
Looking for more information about Yardville? 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 Yardville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Yardville.
Adding Yardville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Yardville 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 Yardville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Yardville post office opened in 1832. The Yardville post office closed in 1955.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Yardville.
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 Yardville - 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 Yardville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 609 or 640. As a result, placing a call in the Yardville 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/ |