Welcome to Rittersville ...

Rittersville is located in Lehigh County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rittersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

Rittersville is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rittersville: 610, 484 & 835<3>

Communities near Rittersville ...

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

• Bethlehem
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bethlehem
  • From Rittersville to Bethlehem
• Easton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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  • Easton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Easton
  • From Rittersville to Easton
• Phillipsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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  • Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Phillipsburg
  • From Rittersville to Phillipsburg
• Emmaus
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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  • Emmaus is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmaus <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Emmaus
  • From Rittersville to Emmaus
• Northampton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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  • Northampton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northampton <4>
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  • From your current location to Northampton
  • From Rittersville to Northampton
• Perkasie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Quakertown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
  • Quakertown is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quakertown <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Quakertown
  • From Rittersville to Quakertown
• Wilson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
• Hellertown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellertown
  • Hellertown is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,820 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hellertown <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hellertown
  • From Rittersville to Hellertown
• Nazareth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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  • Nazareth is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nazareth <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nazareth
  • From Rittersville to Nazareth

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rittersville ...

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

Adding Rittersville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Rittersville post office opened in 1828.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rittersville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lehigh County: www.lehighcounty.org/

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