Welcome to North Heidelberg ...

North Heidelberg is located in Berks County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Heidelberg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1864.

A typical abbreviation for North Heidelberg: N. Heidelberg

North Heidelberg is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near North Heidelberg ...

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

• Reading
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • 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 <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Reading
  • From North Heidelberg to Reading
• Lebanon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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  • Lebanon is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lebanon
  • From North Heidelberg to Lebanon
• Ephrata
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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  • Ephrata is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,801 people
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  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ephrata
  • From North Heidelberg to Ephrata
• Wyomissing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
  • Wyomissing is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <3>
• Lititz
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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  • Lititz is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lititz <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lititz
  • From North Heidelberg to Lititz
• Shillington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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  • Shillington is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,300 people
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  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shillington
  • From North Heidelberg to Shillington
• Birdsboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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  • Birdsboro is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birdsboro <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Birdsboro
  • From North Heidelberg to Birdsboro
• Schuylkill Haven
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuylkill Haven
  • Schuylkill Haven is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schuylkill Haven <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Schuylkill Haven
  • From North Heidelberg to Schuylkill Haven
• Hamburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hamburg
  • From North Heidelberg to Hamburg
• Cornwall
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
  • Cornwall is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Heidelberg ...

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

Adding North Heidelberg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the North Heidelberg post office opened in 1864.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Heidelberg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Heidelberg. 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/