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Welcome to Rockdale ...

Rockdale is located in Lehigh County<1>.


The location of Rockdale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Rockdale is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Rockdale: (610) & (484)<4>

Communities Also Named Rockdale ...

While we believe that this Rockdale is located in Lehigh County, we know of another 6 Pennsylvania communities named Rockdale. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bucks, Butler, Delaware, Franklin, Jefferson and Lackawanna County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 37 communities that are also named Rockdale - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky (2), Maryland, Massachusetts (3), Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Washington (2), West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Rockdale ...

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

  • Allentown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethlehem
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Easton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • 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 <5>
  • Phillipsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
    • Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
  • Emmaus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Northampton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • Catasauqua
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catasauqua
    • Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,606 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catasauqua <5>
  • Hellertown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Nazareth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockdale ...

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

Adding Rockdale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rockdale post office opened in 1871.

We also found Rockdale in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockdale.

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lehigh, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rockdale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (484) is an overlay for area code (610).
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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