Welcome to Fricks Lock ...

Fricks Lock is located in Chester County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Fricks Lock, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fricks Lock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Fricks Lock is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities near Fricks Lock ...

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

• Reading
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Reading is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <5>
• Norristown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
  • Norristown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <5>
• Pottstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• West Chester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <5>
• Lansdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdale
  • Lansdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdale <5>
• Phoenixville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
  • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <5>
• Perkasie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Downingtown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
  • Downingtown is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <5>
• Conshohocken
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conshohocken
  • Conshohocken is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,051 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conshohocken <5>
• Souderton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fricks Lock ...

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

Adding Fricks Lock to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fricks Lock post office opened in 1892.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fricks Lock.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

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