Welcome to Ruppsville ...

Ruppsville is located in Lehigh County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ruppsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Ruppsville is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities near Ruppsville ...

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

• Allentown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Bethlehem
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <5>
• Emmaus
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Northampton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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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 <5>
• Quakertown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Catasauqua
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Nazareth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth
  • Nazareth is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nazareth <5>
• Palmerton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
  • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
• Lehighton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehighton
  • Lehighton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehighton <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ruppsville ...

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

Adding Ruppsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ruppsville post office opened in 1858.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ruppsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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