Welcome to Port Providence ...

Port Providence is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Providence, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

A typical abbreviation for Port Providence: Prt. Providence

Port Providence is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Port Providence ...

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

• Norristown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • 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 <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Norristown
  • From Port Providence to Norristown
• Pottstown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pottstown
  • From Port Providence to Pottstown
• West Chester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to West Chester
  • From Port Providence to West Chester
• Lansdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lansdale
  • From Port Providence to Lansdale
• Yeadon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Yeadon
  • From Port Providence to Yeadon
• Darby
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
  • Darby is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Darby
  • From Port Providence to Darby
• Lansdowne
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <3>
• Collingdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingdale
  • Collingdale is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingdale <3>
• Downingtown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
  • Downingtown is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <3>
• Brookhaven
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhaven <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 Port Providence. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Providence.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Providence ...

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

Adding Port Providence to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Port Providence post office opened in 1850.

We also found Port Providence in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Providence.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

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