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Welcome to Silverdale ...

Silverdale is located in Bucks County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Silverdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Silverdale has a population of 846 people<2> (see below for details).

Silverdale is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Silverdale: 215, 267 & 445<4>

The ZIP code for Silverdale: 18962<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Silverdale had an population of 846 people. This is a decrease of 2.87% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.48% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Silverdale had a population of 871 people. This makes Silverdale the county's 21st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 871 people, the population of Silverdale decreased 12.99% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,001 people).

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

Communities Also Named Silverdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Silverdale - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ontario, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Silverdale ...

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

  • Norristown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Lansdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Phoenixville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Emmaus
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Quakertown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Doylestown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Conshohocken
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Hatboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ambler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambler have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler
    • Ambler is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,496 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambler <6>
  • Hellertown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silverdale ...

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

Adding Silverdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Silverdale 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 Silverdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Silverdale post office opened in 1890.

We also found Silverdale

For more details, see References and Mentions for Silverdale.

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 Silverdale.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Silverdale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 215 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 267 or 445. New phone numbers in the Silverdale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 215, 267 or 445. As a result, placing a call in the Silverdale area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 Silverdale). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Silverdale or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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