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Welcome to Halfway House ...

Halfway House is located in Montgomery County<1>.

Halfway House is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Halfway House ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Halfway House - they are located in California, Massachusetts, Nevada (2) and Newfoundland and Labrador.

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

Communities near Halfway House ...

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

  • Reading
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Norristown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Lansdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Phoenixville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Emmaus
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Wyomissing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
    • Wyomissing is located in Berks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <3>
  • Perkasie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • Quakertown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Downingtown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Souderton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Souderton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Halfway House ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Halfway House - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.