Welcome to Harlem ...

Harlem is located in Berks County<1>.

The location of Harlem has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harlem, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Harlem is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Harlem ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Harlem - they are located in California, Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana (2), Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New York (2), North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario and Texas.

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

Communities near Harlem ...

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

• Allentown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
  • Allentown is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allentown <4>
• Reading
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Bethlehem
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Bethlehem is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethlehem <4>
• Pottstown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Emmaus
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus
  • Emmaus is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmaus <4>
• Northampton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
  • Northampton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northampton <4>
• Perkasie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
  • Quakertown is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quakertown <4>
• Souderton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Souderton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Catasauqua
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catasauqua
  • Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catasauqua <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 Harlem. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harlem.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harlem ...

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

Adding Harlem to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harlem 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 Harlem was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Harlem post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harlem.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/

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