Town guide

Trappe, Pennsylvania

Trappe is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, home to about 4,025 people across 2.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 19426.

Homes sold for a median of $250 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population4,0251,954 per sq mi
Median home value$415,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$250Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking62%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Trappe

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Trappe

Distances

Nearest major airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)24 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Philadelphia, PA20 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Trappe; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Trappe

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Trappe had 4,002 residents in the 2020 census, up 25% since 2000.

It’s the 711th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

Montgomery County grew from 138,995 residents in 1900 to 856,553 in 2020.

Trappe population by census2000: 3,210, 2010: 3,509, 2020: 4,0023,21020003,50920104,0022020

Montgomery County, 1900–2020

Montgomery County population, 1900 to 20201900: 138,995, 1910: 169,590, 1920: 199,310, 1930: 265,804, 1940: 289,247, 1950: 353,068, 1960: 516,682, 1970: 623,799, 1980: 643,621, 1990: 678,111, 2000: 750,097, 2010: 799,874, 2020: 856,553139K’00’10199K’20’30289K’40’50517K’60’70644K’80’90750K’00’10857K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 48.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 13 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near TrappeJan: high 40°F, low 20°F, 3.3 in; Feb: high 42°F, low 22°F, 2.6 in; Mar: high 50°F, low 29°F, 3.9 in; Apr: high 62°F, low 39°F, 3.8 in; May: high 72°F, low 49°F, 4 in; Jun: high 81°F, low 59°F, 4.2 in; Jul: high 86°F, low 64°F, 5 in; Aug: high 84°F, low 61°F, 4.6 in; Sep: high 78°F, low 53°F, 4.9 in; Oct: high 66°F, low 41°F, 4.5 in; Nov: high 55°F, low 32°F, 3.4 in; Dec: high 45°F, low 25°F, 4.4 in40°20°Jan3.342°22°Feb2.650°29°Mar3.962°39°Apr3.872°49°May4.081°59°Jun4.286°64°Jul5.084°61°Aug4.678°53°Sep4.966°41°Oct4.555°32°Nov3.445°25°Dec4.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Graterford 1 E, PA weather station (3 miles away).

Jobs in Montgomery County

559,196 jobs at 26,711 businesses in Montgomery County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Montgomery CountyHealth care and social assistance: 93,071 jobs; Professional services: 59,440 jobs; Retail trade: 54,704 jobs; Finance and insurance: 43,707 jobs; Administrative and support: 43,238 jobs; Manufacturing: 42,876 jobs; Company headquarters: 36,030 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 33,415 jobsHealth care and social assistance 17% Professional services 11% Retail trade 10% Finance and insurance 8% Administrative and support 8% Manufacturing 8% Company headquarters 6% Hotels and restaurants 6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

343 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Trappe.

Nearest hospitals

  • Eagleville HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Eagleville4.2 miles
  • Valley Forge Medical CenterGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Norristown4.3 miles
  • Jefferson Einstein Montgomery HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · East Norriton5.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors47
Specialist doctors34
Dentists34
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants57
Mental health providers97
Physical and occupational therapists55
Optometrists6
Chiropractors13
Pharmacies9

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Trappe

Parks (12 nearby)

  • Central Perkiomen Valley · 49 acres1.2 mi
  • Central Perkiomen Valley Park · 33 acres0.7 mi
  • Cranberry Park · 15 acres0.6 mi
  • Creekside Park · 9 acres0.9 mi
  • Collegeville Community Park · 5 acres1.1 mi
  • Jeanne Rosset French Memorial Park0.2 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • Whole Foods Market1.0 mi
  • Redner's1.1 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Collegeville Pharmacy1.2 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Evansburg Free Library0.9 mi
  • Myrin Library1.1 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art1.0 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • The Kaleidoscope1.1 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1763.

Notable people born here

  • Frederick Muhlenberg (1750) · American politician and first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1750-1801)
  • Jimmy Pop (1972) · American musician
  • Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg (1753) · United States botanist and Lutheran clergyman (1753-1815)
  • Peter Muhlenberg (1746) · American politician (1746-1807)

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Trappe

Public schools here are run by Methacton SD, Perkiomen Valley SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (6)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Arrowhead El SchCollegevilleK–4426Public2.1 mi
Evergreen El SchCollegevilleK–5465Public2.3 mi
Skippack El SchCollegevilleK–5557Public2.1 mi
South El SchTrappeK–5459Public1.6 mi
Perkiomen Valley MS-EastCollegeville6–8592Public2.4 mi
Perkiomen Valley HSCollegeville9–121,616Public2.2 mi
Private schools (9)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Bright Spot Child CareTrappePre-K–K17Nonsectarian1.8 mi
Cadence Academy Preschool Formerly Flanagan's PresCollegevillePre-K–K26Nonsectarian1.6 mi
Childrens Schoolhouse of CollegevilleCollegevillePre-K–K12Christian (no specific denomination)1.6 mi
Goddard SchoolCollegevillePre-K–K36Nonsectarian2.9 mi
Holy Cross Regional Catholic SchoolCollegevillePre-K–8527Roman Catholic1.4 mi
Providence Montessori School HouseCollegevillePre-K–K8Nonsectarian1.0 mi
Providence Montessori School House LlcCollegeivllePre-K–K7Nonsectarian1.0 mi
Red Bridge Montessori HouseCollegevillePre-K–417Nonsectarian1.1 mi
Valley Forge Baptist AcademyCollegevilleK–12221Baptist3.5 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Upper Providence Township (Montgomery County), Skippack, Lower Providence, Collegeville, Perkiomen and Worcester.

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