Rehrersburg, Pennsylvania

Census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States
40°27′27″N 76°14′40″W / 40.45750°N 76.24444°W / 40.45750; -76.24444CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountyBerksTownshipTulpehockenArea
[1]
 • Total0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2) • Land0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)Elevation
581 ft (177 m)Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total322 • Density2,316.55/sq mi (897.00/km2)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
19550
Area code717FIPS code42-64056GNIS feature ID1184867[3]

Rehrersburg is a census-designated place[4] in Tulpehocken Township in northwestern Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States, near Pennsylvania Route 419. The community was founded on April 4, 1803, by John Jacob Rehrer. Residents celebrated the town's bicentennial on Saturday, September 20, 2003. As of the 2010 census, the population was 319 residents.[5]

In 1818, the sixth post office in the county opened in Rehrersburg. Rehrersburg's ZIP code is 19550.

John Jacob Rehrer was the son of Johan Gottfried Rehrer and Maria Magdalena (Etschberger) Rehrer. Many descendants of the Rehrer family still reside in Rehrersburg.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020322
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "Rehrersburg". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "By Decade".
  5. ^ https://www.census.gov/# [not specific enough to verify]
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  • The Historical Society of Berks County - Archived Issues of News Bits
  • Media related to Rehrersburg, Pennsylvania at Wikimedia Commons
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