Welcome to Morrisville ...

Morrisville is located in Bucks County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Morrisville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1794.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Morrisville has a population of 8,521 people<3> (see below for details).

Morrisville is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Morrisville ...

Official Website: morrisville-boro-gov.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Morrisville had an population of 8,521 people. This is a decrease of 2.37% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.99% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Morrisville had a population of 8,728 people. This makes Morrisville the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Morrisville represents 0.07% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 88th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,728 people, the population of Morrisville decreased 12.92% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 10,023 people).

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

Communities Also Named Morrisville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Morrisville: This one is located in Bucks County and the other is located in Greene County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 14 communities that are also named Morrisville - they are located in Alabama (2), Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia.

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

Communities near Morrisville ...

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

• Burlington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
• Bristol
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Doylestown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (17 miles [27.4 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>
• Jenkintown
  (19 miles [30.6 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>
• Lambertville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertville
  • Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
• Riverton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
  • Riverton is located in Burlington County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
• New Hope
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • New Hope is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hope <5>
• Rockledge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
  • Rockledge is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockledge <5>
• Beverly
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Beverly is located in Burlington County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morrisville ...

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

Adding Morrisville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Morrisville post office opened in 1794.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morrisville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Morrisville: morrisville-boro-gov.com/

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

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