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Oley, Pennsylvania

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

FieldValue
official_nameOley, Pennsylvania
settlement_typeCensus-designated place
image_skylineMilloth House 2 Oley Village BerksCo PA.JPG
image_captionThe Milloth House
pushpin_mapPennsylvania#USA
pushpin_labelOley
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Pennsylvania
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Berks
subdivision_type3Township
subdivision_name3Oley
unit_prefImperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km23.22
area_land_km23.18
area_water_km20.04
area_total_sq_mi1.24
area_land_sq_mi1.23
area_water_sq_mi0.01
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total1244
population_density_km2391.32
population_density_sq_mi1013.85
timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
elevation_ft443
coordinates
postal_code_typeZIP code
postal_code19547
area_codes610 and 484
blank_nameGNIS feature ID
blank_info1198264

Oley, previously known as Friedensburg, is a census-designated place (CDP) that is located on Routes 73 and 662 in northern Oley Township, Berks County, United States.

The ZIP code is 19547.

History

A post office named Oley Furnace was established in 1828 and renamed as Oley in 1836. The community took its name from Oley Township.

The entire township is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography and other notable features

The Little Manatawny Creek flows southeastward through Oley into the Manatawny Creek, a tributary of the Schuylkill River.

The Berks Career and Technology Center has a campus in Oley that serves eastern Berks County. Oley Valley High School and the Reading Motorcycle Club are also located in Oley.

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,282 residents. By 2020, it had declined modestly to 1,244.

Notable people

  • Daniel Boone, American pioneer, frontiersman, and folk hero
  • Tommy Hinnershitz, sprint car racer

References

References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau.
  2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau.
  3. {{cite gnis. 1198264. Oley
  4. {{cite gnis. 1198264. Oley, Pennsylvania
  5. United States Postal Service. (2012). "USPS – Look Up a ZIP Code".
  6. "Berks County". Jim Forte Postal History.
  7. (Nov 27, 1910). "Some peculiar post office names in Berks". Reading Eagle.
  8. https://www.census.gov/# {{nonspecific. (July 2022)
  9. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
  10. "Hinnershitz, Tommy – Historic – 2003 Inductees". [[Motorsports Hall of Fame of America.
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