Welcome to Langhorne ...

Langhorne is located in Bucks County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Langhorne, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Langhorne has a population of 1,511 people<2> (see below for details).

Langhorne is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The ZIP code for Langhorne: 19047<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Langhorne had an population of 1,511 people. This is a decrease of 6.84% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 23.73% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Langhorne had a population of 1,622 people. This makes Langhorne the county's 15th most populous community.

The population of Langhorne represents 0.01% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 484th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,622 people, the population of Langhorne decreased 18.12% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,981 people).

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

Communities near Langhorne ...

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

• Trenton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Mercer County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
• Lansdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Burlington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
• Bristol
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <5>
• Morrisville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <5>
• Doylestown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Hatboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambler have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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>
• Jenkintown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkintown
  • Jenkintown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkintown <5>
• Chalfont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalfont have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfont
  • Chalfont is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chalfont <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 Langhorne. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Langhorne.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Langhorne. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Langhorne.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Langhorne ...

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

Adding Langhorne to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Langhorne 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 Langhorne was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Langhorne post office opened in 1876.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Langhorne.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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