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Welcome to Plumsteadville ...

Plumsteadville is located in Bucks County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plumsteadville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

Plumsteadville is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Plumsteadville: 215, 267 & 445<3>

The ZIP code for Plumsteadville: 18949<4>

Communities near Plumsteadville ...

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

  • Lansdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Perkasie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Quakertown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Doylestown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hatboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Souderton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ambler
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Ambler is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,496 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambler <5>
  • Hellertown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Telford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fountain Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plumsteadville ...

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

Adding Plumsteadville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Plumsteadville 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 (so far) for Plumsteadville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Plumsteadville post office opened in 1846.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plumsteadville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bucks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Plumsteadville - 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 215 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 267 or 445. New phone numbers in the Plumsteadville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 215, 267 or 445. As a result, placing a call in the Plumsteadville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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 Plumsteadville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Plumsteadville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/