Welcome to Trappe ...

Trappe is located in Montgomery County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trappe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Trappe has a population of 3,732 people<3> (see below for details).

Trappe is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Trappe had an population of 3,732 people. This is an increase of 6.36% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 16.26% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Trappe had a population of 3,509 people. This makes Trappe the county's 15th most populous community.

The population of Trappe represents 0.03% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 279th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,509 people, the population of Trappe increased 9.31% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,210 people).

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

Communities Also Named Trappe ...

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

Communities near Trappe ...

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

• Norristown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Pottstown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
  • Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottstown <5>
• West Chester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <5>
• Lansdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (5 miles [8 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>
• Perkasie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkasie
  • Perkasie is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkasie <5>
• Quakertown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Downingtown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
  • Downingtown is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <5>
• Doylestown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trappe ...

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

Adding Trappe to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Trappe post office opened in 1832.

We also found Trappe in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trappe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montcopa.org/

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