Welcome to Lansdale ...

Lansdale is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lansdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lansdale has a population of 17,072 people<2> (see below for details).

Lansdale is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Lansdale ...

Official Website: www.lansdale.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lansdale had an population of 17,072 people. This is an increase of 4.94% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.23% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lansdale had a population of 16,269 people. This makes Lansdale the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Lansdale represents 0.13% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 34th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 16,269 people, the population of Lansdale increased 1.23% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 16,071 people).

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

Communities Also Named Lansdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Lansdale - they are located in California and Virginia.

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

Communities near Lansdale ...

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

• Norristown
  (8 miles [12.9 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 <4>
• Pottstown
  (19 miles [30.6 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 <4>
• Phoenixville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Perkasie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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 <4>
• Doylestown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Conshohocken
  (11 miles [17.7 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 <4>
• Hatboro
  (10 miles [16.1 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 <4>
• Ambler
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Collegeville
  (9 miles [14.5 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 <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 Lansdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lansdale.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lansdale. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Lansdale.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lansdale ...

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

Adding Lansdale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lansdale post office opened in 1860.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lansdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lansdale: www.lansdale.org/

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

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