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Welcome to Montgomery County ...

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

The community of Norristown is the Seat for Montgomery County.

Montgomery County was founded September 10, 1784 and was created by taking area from Philadelphia County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Montgomery had a population of 830,915 people. This is an increase of 3.75% since the last Census (which gave a population of 800,874 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Montgomery represented 6.3% of the total population of Pennsylvania.

Below are some of the communities located in Montgomery County:

  • Ambler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Ambler is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,496 people
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  • Bridgeport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bryn Athyn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Collegeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Conshohocken
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • East Greenville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Lane
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hatboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hatboro is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,512 people
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    • Hatfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Hatfield is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,323 people
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    • Jenkintown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lansdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Lansdale is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,335 people
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    • Narberth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Narberth is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,293 people
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    • Norristown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Norristown is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
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    • North Wales
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pennsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Pennsburg is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,853 people
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    • Pottstown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Pottstown is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
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    • Red Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Red Hill is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,357 people
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    • Rockledge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockledge is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,526 people
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    • Royersford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Schwenksville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Souderton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Souderton is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,110 people
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    • Telford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Telford is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,881 people
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    • Trappe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Trappe is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,740 people
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    • West Conshohocken
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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