Welcome to Dillingerville ...
Dillingerville is located in Lehigh County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dillingerville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
Dillingerville is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Dillingerville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Dillingerville: 610, 484 & 835<3>
The community of Dillingerville has also been called Dillinger. and Dillingers Ville (and there are additional names). For more information about the names of Dillingerville, see The Names of Dillingerville on our Genealogy Page.
Communities near Dillingerville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dillingerville.
- Allentown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pottstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lansdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Emmaus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Northampton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Perkasie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wilson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
- Souderton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Souderton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souderton
- Souderton is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,110 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Souderton <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 Dillingerville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dillingerville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dillingerville. 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 Dillingerville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dillingerville. See our Newspapers Page for Dillingerville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dillingerville ...
Looking for more information about Dillingerville? 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 Dillingerville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dillingerville.
Adding Dillingerville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dillingerville 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 Dillingerville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Dillingerville post office opened in 1851.
We also found Dillingerville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dillingerville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lehigh, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dillingerville - 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 610 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 484 or 835. New phone numbers in the Dillingerville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 610, 484 or 835. As a result, placing a call in the Dillingerville 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/ |