Welcome to Richlandtown ...

Richlandtown is located in Bucks County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Richlandtown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Richlandtown has a population of 1,297 people<2> (see below for details).

Richlandtown is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Richlandtown had an population of 1,297 people. This is a decrease of 2.26% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.09% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Richlandtown had a population of 1,327 people. This makes Richlandtown the county's 17th most populous community.

The population of Richlandtown represents 0.01% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 529th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,327 people, the population of Richlandtown increased 3.43% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,283 people).

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

Communities near Richlandtown ...

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

• Allentown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Bethlehem
  (10 miles [16.1 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 <4>
• Easton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Easton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <4>
• Lansdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Phillipsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
  • Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
• Emmaus
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Northampton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
  • Northampton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northampton <4>
• Perkasie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Doylestown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
  • Doylestown is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doylestown <4>
• Wilson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,784 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 Richlandtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Richlandtown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richlandtown ...

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

Adding Richlandtown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Richlandtown post office opened in 1839.

We also found Richlandtown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richlandtown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bucks County: www.buckscounty.org/

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