Norristown, Pennsylvania

Norristown, Pennsylvania
Home rule municipality
Main & Swede Streets May 2011
Main & Swede Streets May 2011
Flag of Norristown, Pennsylvania
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Official seal of Norristown, Pennsylvania
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Location of Norristown in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Location of Norristown in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Norristown is located in Pennsylvania
Norristown
Norristown
Location of Norristown in Pennsylvania
Norristown is located in the United States
Norristown
Norristown
Norristown (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°07′12″N 75°20′30″W / 40.12000°N 75.34167°W / 40.12000; -75.34167
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyMontgomery
Settled1682
Borough1812
Municipality1986
Government
 • TypeCouncil–manager
Area
[1]
 • Total3.60 sq mi (9.33 km2)
 • Land3.52 sq mi (9.10 km2)
 • Water0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2)
Elevation
135 ft (41 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total35,748
 • Density10,170.13/sq mi (3,926.44/km2)
DemonymNorristonians
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
19401, 19403-19409, 19487-19489
Area codes610 and 484
FIPS code42-54656
Websitewww.norristown.org

Norristown is a municipality with home rule status and the county seat of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States, in the Philadelphia metropolitan area.[3] Located along the Schuylkill River, approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) from Philadelphia, Norristown had a population of 35,748 as of the 2020 census. It is the fourth-most populous municipality in the county and second-most populous borough in Pennsylvania.[4]

It is the largest non-township municipality in Montgomery County and is located 49.8 miles (80.1 km) southeast of Allentown and 19.9 miles (32.0 km) northwest of Philadelphia.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ Demographic and Information Packet, Montgomery County Planning Commission (MCPC), http://webapp.montcopa.org/planning/dataportal/pdfs/2012demogentiredocument.pdf, page 8.