Welcome to Breinigsville ...

Breinigsville is located in Lehigh County<1>.

The location of Breinigsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Breinigsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Breinigsville is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Breinigsville: (610) and (484)<4>

Communities near Breinigsville ...

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

• Allentown
  (9 miles [14.5 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 <5>
• Bethlehem
  (15 miles [24.1 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 <5>
• Pottstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
  • Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottstown <5>
• Emmaus
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Northampton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Quakertown
  (16 miles [25.7 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 <5>
• Catasauqua
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Hellertown
  (15 miles [24.1 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 <5>
• Palmerton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
  • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
• Kutztown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kutztown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kutztown
  • Kutztown is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kutztown <5>

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 Breinigsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Breinigsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Breinigsville ...

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

Adding Breinigsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Breinigsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Breinigsville. 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/