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Welcome to Kimberton ...

Kimberton is located in Chester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kimberton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1820.

Kimberton is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kimberton: 610, 484 & 835<3>

Communities Also Named Kimberton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Kimberton - it's located in Delaware.

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

Communities near Kimberton ...

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

  • Norristown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Pottstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • West Chester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lansdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Coatesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Downingtown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Conshohocken
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Souderton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Souderton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
  • Ambler
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambler have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Swarthmore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kimberton ...

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

Adding Kimberton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Kimberton post office opened in 1820.

We also found Kimberton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kimberton.

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

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.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 Chester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kimberton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 610 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 484 or 835. New phone numbers in the Kimberton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 610, 484 or 835. As a result, placing a call in the Kimberton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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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