Welcome to Chalfont ...

Chalfont is located in Bucks County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chalfont, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Chalfont has a population of 4,272 people<3> (see below for details).

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

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Chalfont had an population of 4,272 people. This is an increase of 6.56% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.54% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Chalfont had a population of 4,009 people. This makes Chalfont the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Chalfont represents 0.03% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 252nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,009 people, the population of Chalfont increased 2.79% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,900 people).

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

Communities near Chalfont ...

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

• Norristown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Perkasie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 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
  (4 miles [6.4 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
  (15 miles [24.1 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
  (9 miles [14.5 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>
• Souderton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Souderton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souderton
  • Souderton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Souderton <5>
• Ambler
  (9 miles [14.5 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chalfont ...

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

Adding Chalfont to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chalfont post office opened in 1874.

We also found Chalfont in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chalfont.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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