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Welcome to Perkiomenville ...

Perkiomenville is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Perkiomenville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

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

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

The ZIP code for Perkiomenville: 18074<3>

Communities near Perkiomenville ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Perkiomenville ...

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

Adding Perkiomenville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Perkiomenville post office opened in 1854.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Perkiomenville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Perkiomenville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Perkiomenville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Perkiomenville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/