Welcome to Hatfield ...

Hatfield is located in Montgomery County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hatfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hatfield has a population of 3,325 people<3> (see below for details).

Hatfield is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Hatfield ...

Official Website: www.hatfieldborough.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hatfield had an population of 3,325 people. This is an increase of 1.06% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 27.64% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hatfield had a population of 3,290 people. This makes Hatfield the county's 16th most populous community.

The population of Hatfield represents 0.03% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 294th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,290 people, the population of Hatfield increased 26.3% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,605 people).

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

Communities Also Named Hatfield ...

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

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 18 communities that are also named Hatfield - they are located in Arkansas, California, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ohio (2), Oregon, Saskatchewan, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hatfield ...

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

• Norristown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Phoenixville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Quakertown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Doylestown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
  • Doylestown is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doylestown <5>
• Conshohocken
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Hatboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatboro
  • Hatboro is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatboro <5>
• Ambler
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
  • Collegeville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collegeville <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 Hatfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hatfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hatfield ...

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

Adding Hatfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hatfield 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 Hatfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hatfield post office opened in 1861.

We also found Hatfield in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hatfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hatfield: www.hatfieldborough.com/

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montcopa.org/

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