Welcome to Silverdale ...

Silverdale is located in Bucks County<1>.

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

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<3> (see below for details).

Silverdale is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
  • Norristown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <5>
• Lansdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdale
  • Lansdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdale <5>
• Phoenixville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
  • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <5>
• Emmaus
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Quakertown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Doylestown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
  • Doylestown is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doylestown <5>
• Conshohocken
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conshohocken
  • Conshohocken is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,051 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conshohocken <5>
• Hatboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatboro
  • Hatboro is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatboro <5>
• 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.<2> 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 <5>
• Hellertown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • 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>

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.<6>

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

We also found Silverdale on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Silverdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bucks County: www.buckscounty.org/

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