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Welcome to Krocksville ...

Krocksville is located in Lehigh County<1>.

Krocksville is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities near Krocksville ...

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

  • Allentown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bethlehem
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Emmaus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Northampton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Perkasie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Quakertown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilson is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,784 people
  • Catasauqua
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hellertown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Nazareth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Krocksville ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lehigh, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Krocksville - 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 Krocksville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 610, 484 or 835. As a result, placing a call in the Krocksville 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.