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Wyomissing
Wyomissing is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States, adjacent to Reading. The borough was incorporated on July 2, 1906. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,114, compared to 10,461 at the 2010 census. The growth was significantly larger between 2000 and 2010 largely because of its merger in January 2002 with neighboring Wyomissing Hills. Wyomissing is the most populous borough in Berks County. The borough is recognized as a Tree City USA and selected as a "Contender" for the best places to live in Pennsylvania by ''Money'' magazine. Geography Wyomissing is located in central Berks County at (40.332742, −75.964603). It is bordered by the city of Reading to the northeast and southeast, by West Reading directly to the east, by the borough of Shillington and Cumru Township to the south, by Spring Township to the west and northwest, and by Bern Township to the north. From south to north, the west side of Wyomissing is bordered by the unincorporat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berks County, Pennsylvania
Berks County (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Barricks Kaundi'') is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the county's population was 428,849. The county seat is Reading, Pennsylvania, Reading, the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, fourth-most populous city in the state. The county is part of the South Central Pennsylvania, South Central region of the commonwealth. The county borders Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County to its north, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County to its north, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, Lebanon and Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Lancaster counties to its west, Chester County, Pennsylvania, Chester County to its south, and Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County to its east. The county is approximately southwest of Allentown, Pennsylvania, Allentown, the state's third-largest city, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spring Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Spring Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 28,396 at the 2020 census, making it the second most populous municipality in Berks County after Reading. History In 1850, the Township of Cumru included about 33,000 acres of land, with a population of 3,853, making it the most populous district in the county outside of Reading. In area, this was the largest township. In the decade before, two unsuccessful attempts were made to divide Cumru on account of its great extent. In 1850, a third attempt was made. The petition called for a division line situated to the west of the line requested in previous petitions, beginning at the “Harrisburg Bridge” and extending southward to the Lancaster County lines, at the corner of Brecknock Township, and it was inscribed by only 45 taxable inhabitants of the township. The court appointed Aaron Albright, Richard Boone and Michael K. Boyer as commissioners to inquire into advisability of the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wyomissing Hills, Pennsylvania
Wyomissing Hills was a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, that merged into Wyomissing in January, 2002. The population was 2,568 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of , all land. Demographics At the 2000 census, there were 2,568 people, 986 households, and 771 families living in the borough. The population density was . There were 1,011 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 93.42 percent White, 0.86% African American, 0.16 percent Native American, 3.66 percent Asian, 0.97 percent from other races, and 0.93 percent from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.02 percent. There were 986 households, 30.3 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.1 percent were married couples living together, 5.5 percent had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8 percent were non-families. 18.8 percent of households were made up of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reading, Pennsylvania
Reading ( ; ) is a city in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. The city had a population of 95,112 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census and is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, fourth-most populous city in Pennsylvania after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Allentown, Pennsylvania, Allentown. Reading is located in the southeastern part of the state and is the principal city of the Berks County, Pennsylvania, Greater Reading area, which had 420,152 residents in 2020. Reading gives its name to the now-defunct Reading Company, also known as the Reading Railroad and since acquired by Conrail, that played a vital role in transporting anthracite coal from Pennsylvania's Coal Region to major East Coast of the United States, East Coast markets through the Port of Philadelphia for much of the 19th and 20th centuries. Reading Railroad is one of the four railroad properties in the classic U.S. version of the ''Monopoly (game), Monopoly'' board ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Wyomissing, Pennsylvania
West Wyomissing is a census-designated place (CDP) in Spring Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,407 at the 2010 census. Geography West Wyomissing is located at (40.322771, -75.994583). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, West Wyomissing has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the 2000 census, there were 3,016 people, 1,363 households, and 894 families living in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,411 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.46% White, 1.26% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.19% from other races, and 1.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.08% of the population. There were 1,363 households, out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-famil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shillington, Pennsylvania
Shillington is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. With a population of 5,475 at the time of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census the borough is nestled amongst other suburbs outside Reading, Pennsylvania, Reading. It is perhaps best known for being the location of the homestead to Pennsylvania's first governor, Thomas Mifflin, and as the John Updike Childhood Home, childhood home of American author John Updike. Many of Updike's stories take place in the fictional town of Olinger, a lightly-disguised version of Shillington, and in its environs. History Shillington began in 1860 as part of Cumru Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Cumru Township, when local landowner and borough namesake Samuel Shilling sold some of his lots for residences. The area had an inn, originally built in 1762, called the Three Mile House because it was from Reading on the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike, Lancaster Pike. The inn was a popular stop fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Area Codes 610 And 484
Area codes 610, 484, and 835 are telephone overlay area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the eastern and southeastern regions of Pennsylvania. The numbering plan area (NPA) includes regions to the west of Philadelphia and the cities Allentown, Bethlehem, and Reading. It includes much of the Delaware Valley, including almost all of Delaware County, most of the Philadelphia Main Line, and all of the Lehigh Valley. History Area code 610 was assigned on January 8, 1994, in an area code split from numbering plan area 215, which had been the entire southeast quadrant of Pennsylvania since 1947. Permissive dialing of both 215 and 610 continued until the morning of January 7, 1995. It was Pennsylvania's first new area code since the definition of the area code system in 1947. Three exchanges which would have switched to 610 were instead switched to 717, the area code for most of the eastern half of the state outside of the lower Delaware and Lehigh Valleys. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colony Park, Pennsylvania
Colony Park is a census-designated place in Spring Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ..., United States. It is located just off U.S. 222, approximately one mile northwest of the borough of Wyomissing. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,269 residents. References {{authority control Census-designated places in Berks County, Pennsylvania Census-designated places in Pennsylvania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bern Township, Pennsylvania
Bern Township is a Township (Pennsylvania), township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population is 6,609. The township is in Schuylkill Valley School District. History The township was so named by Swiss settlers after Bern, Switzerland. The Rieser Mill, Rieser-Shoemaker Farm, Spannuth Mill, and Wertz's Covered Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (4.06%) is water. Adjacent townships *Penn Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Penn – west *Centre Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Centre – north *Ontelaunee Township, Pennsylvania, Ontelaunee – northeast *Muhlenberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Muhlenberg – east *Spring Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Spring – south *Lower Heidelberg Township, Pennsylvania, Lower Heidelberg – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lincoln Park, Pennsylvania
Lincoln Park is a census-designated place in Spring and Cumru Townships in Berks County, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ..., United States. It is located between the community of West Wyomissing and the borough of Shillington. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,615 residents.https://www.census.gov/# Demographics References Populated places in Berks County, Pennsylvania {{BerksCountyPA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wyomissing Creek
Wyomissing Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Schuylkill River in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It joins the Schuylkill River at the boundary of West Reading Borough and the City of Reading, Pennsylvania. The name "Wyomissing" is derived from a Native American language and is purported to mean "place of flats". See also *List of rivers of Pennsylvania This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Delaware Bay Chesapeake Bay *''E ... References External linksU.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations Rivers of Berks County, Pennsylvania Rivers of Pennsylvania Tributaries of the Schuylkill River {{Pennsylvania-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cumru Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Cumru Township (pronounced "KOOM-roo") is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 15,638 at the 2020 census. Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center, a Pennsylvania state park, is in Cumru Township. History The township was so named by Welsh settlers, after ''Cymru'', meaning Wales in the Welsh language. In 1863, Cumru Township was the birthplace of William G. Leininger, creator of the Railroad Sock. Ridgewood Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (1.15%) is water. It is drained by the Schuylkill River, which forms its natural northeastern boundary. Adjacent townships * Lower Alsace Township (northeast) * Exeter Township (northeast) * Robeson Township (east) * Brecknock Township (south) * Spring Township (west) Adjacent city and boroughs *Reading (north) * Wyomissing (north) * Shillington (north) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
