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Welcome to Doylestown ...

Doylestown is located in Bucks County<1> and is the County Seat for Bucks County.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Doylestown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1801.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Doylestown has a population of 8,272 people<2> (see below for details).

Doylestown is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The ZIP code for Doylestown: 18901<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Doylestown had an population of 8,272 people. This is a decrease of 1.29% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.55% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Doylestown had a population of 8,380 people. This makes Doylestown the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Doylestown represents 0.07% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 91st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,380 people, the population of Doylestown increased 1.86% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 8,227 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Doylestown.

Communities Also Named Doylestown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Doylestown: This one is located in Bucks County and the other is located in Franklin County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 5 communities that are also named Doylestown - they are located in Arkansas, Ohio (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Doylestown ...

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

  • Norristown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lansdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Perkasie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
  • Quakertown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Morrisville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
    • Morrisville is located in Bucks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <5>
  • Conshohocken
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Hatboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Souderton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Souderton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
  • Ambler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambler have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler
    • Ambler is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,496 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambler <5>
  • Collegeville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Doylestown. Our list includes 45 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Doylestown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Doylestown ...

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

Adding Doylestown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Doylestown 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 Doylestown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Doylestown post office opened in 1801.

We also found Doylestown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Doylestown.

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

The official website for Bucks County: www.buckscounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bucks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Doylestown.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Doylestown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Doylestown). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Doylestown or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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