Welcome to Pennsburg ...

Pennsburg is located in Montgomery County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pennsburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pennsburg has a population of 3,853 people<3> (see below for details).

Pennsburg is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pennsburg had an population of 3,853 people. This is an increase of 0.26% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 41.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pennsburg had a population of 3,843 people. This makes Pennsburg the county's 14th most populous community.

The population of Pennsburg represents 0.03% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 261st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,843 people, the population of Pennsburg increased 40.67% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,732 people).

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

Communities near Pennsburg ...

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

• Allentown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
  • Allentown is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allentown <5>
• Bethlehem
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Bethlehem is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethlehem <5>
• Pottstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Lansdale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdale
  • Lansdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdale <5>
• Phoenixville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Emmaus
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus
  • Emmaus is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmaus <5>
• Perkasie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Souderton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Souderton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Catasauqua
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catasauqua
  • Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catasauqua <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 Pennsburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pennsburg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pennsburg ...

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

Adding Pennsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pennsburg 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 Pennsburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Pennsburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1908).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pennsburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

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