Welcome to Coffeetown ...

Coffeetown is located in Northampton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coffeetown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Coffeetown is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Coffeetown ...

While we believe that this Coffeetown is located in Northampton County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Coffeetown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lebanon and Lehigh County.

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

Communities near Coffeetown ...

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

• Allentown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Bethlehem
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Easton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Easton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <4>
• Phillipsburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
  • Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
• Emmaus
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Northampton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Perkasie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkasie
  • Perkasie is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkasie <4>
• Quakertown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Wilson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,784 people
• Catasauqua
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • 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 <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 Coffeetown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coffeetown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coffeetown ...

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

Adding Coffeetown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coffeetown 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 Coffeetown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Coffeetown post office opened in 1890.

We also found Coffeetown on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coffeetown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Northampton County: www.northamptoncounty.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/