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Bowers, Pennsylvania

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

FieldValue
nameBowers, Pennsylvania
settlement_typeCensus-designated place
pushpin_mapPennsylvania#USA
pushpin_labelBowers
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Pennsylvania
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Berks
subdivision_type3Township
subdivision_name3Maxatawny
unit_prefImperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km21.58
area_land_km21.57
area_water_km20.00
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total355
population_density_km2225.53
timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
elevation_ft449
coordinates
postal_code_typeZIP Codes
postal_code19511 & 19539
area_codes610 & 484
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info42-07800
blank1_nameGNIS feature ID
blank1_info1170048
area_total_sq_mi0.61
area_land_sq_mi0.61
area_water_sq_mi0.00
population_density_sq_mi583.88

Bowers is a census-designated place in Maxatawny Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Bowers is located near the borough of Lyons and is on Sacony Creek, a tributary of the Maiden Creek. As of the 2020 census, the population was 355 residents. Although Bowers has its own post office with the ZIP code of 19511, some residents are served by the Mertztown post office with the ZIP code of 19539. http://pennsylvania.hometownlocator.com/zip-codes/data,zipcode,19511.cfm

History

Bowers was founded in 1860, the same year the railroad was extended to Bowers. The community was named for the local Bower family.

References

References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau.
  2. {{cite gnis. 1170048. Bowers
  3. "2010 Census".
  4. https://www.census.gov/# {{nonspecific. (July 2022)
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
  6. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau.
  7. (Nov 27, 1910). "Some peculiar post office names in Berks". Reading Eagle.
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