Welcome to Ruchsville ...

Ruchsville is located in Lehigh County<1>.

Ruchsville is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities near Ruchsville ...

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

Allentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Allentown is located in Lehigh County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 121,470 people
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Bethlehem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Northampton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 75,466 people
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Easton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Easton is located in Northampton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
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Phillipsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
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Emmaus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Emmaus is located in Lehigh County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,493 people
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Northampton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Northampton is located in Northampton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,852 people
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Quakertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Quakertown is located in Bucks County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,757 people
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Wilson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Northampton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,784 people
Catasauqua
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,606 people
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Hellertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hellertown is located in Northampton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,820 people
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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 Ruchsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ruchsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ruchsville ...

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

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Ruchsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 610 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 484 or 835. New phone numbers in the Ruchsville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 610, 484 or 835. As a result, placing a call in the Ruchsville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.