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Welcome to Riegelsville ...

Riegelsville is located in Bucks County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Riegelsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Riegelsville has a population of 852 people<2> (see below for details).

Riegelsville is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The ZIP code for Riegelsville: 18077<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Riegelsville had an population of 852 people. This is a decrease of 1.84% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.27% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Riegelsville had a population of 868 people. This makes Riegelsville the county's 22nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 868 people, the population of Riegelsville has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 863 people).

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

Communities Also Named Riegelsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Riegelsville - it's located in New Jersey.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Riegelsville.

Communities near Riegelsville ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riegelsville ...

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

Adding Riegelsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Riegelsville 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 Riegelsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Riegelsville post office opened in 1847.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riegelsville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Riegelsville. 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/

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Riegelsville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Riegelsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 Riegelsville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Riegelsville 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>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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