Welcome to Yellow House ...

Yellow House is located in Berks County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Yellow House, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yellow House, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

Yellow House is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Yellow House ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Yellow House - it's located in South Carolina.

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

Communities near Yellow House ...

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

• Reading
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Reading is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <4>
• Pottstown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Phoenixville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Wyomissing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
  • Wyomissing is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <4>
• Shillington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillington
  • Shillington is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shillington <4>
• Birdsboro
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsboro
  • Birdsboro is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birdsboro <4>
• Collegeville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
  • Collegeville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collegeville <4>
• Kutztown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kutztown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kutztown
  • Kutztown is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kutztown <4>
• Royersford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royersford
  • Royersford is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royersford <4>
• West Reading
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Reading have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Reading
  • West Reading is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Reading <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yellow House ...

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

Adding Yellow House to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Yellow House post office opened in 1866.

We also found Yellow House in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yellow House.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/

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