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Welcome to Yardley ...

Yardley is located in Bucks County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Yardley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Yardley has a population of 2,514 people<3> (see below for details).

Yardley is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Yardley had an population of 2,514 people. This is an increase of 3.29% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.64% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Yardley had a population of 2,434 people. This makes Yardley the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of Yardley represents 0.02% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 383rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,434 people, the population of Yardley decreased 2.56% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,498 people).

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

Communities Also Named Yardley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Yardley - it's located in Washington.

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

Communities near Yardley ...

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

  • Trenton
    (4 miles [6.4 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
  • Burlington
    (11 miles [17.7 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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Doylestown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Hatboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jenkintown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Chalfont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalfont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
  • Bordentown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
    • Bordentown is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
  • Lambertville
    (10 miles [16.1 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
  • New Britain
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Britain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
    • New Britain is located in Bucks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,950 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Britain <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 Yardley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yardley.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Yardley. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Yardley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yardley ...

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

Adding Yardley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Yardley post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yardley.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bucks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Yardley.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yardley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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