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Jalappa, Pennsylvania
Jalappa is a village in Tilden Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located on Old Route 22 (also known as the Hex Highway), less than one mile south of Interstate 78. Access to 78 is from Hamburg and Shartlesville. The Mill Creek flows eastward through the village to the Schuylkill River The Schuylkill River ( , ) is a river running northwest to southeast in eastern Pennsylvania. The river was improved by navigations into the Schuylkill Canal, and several of its tributaries drain major parts of Pennsylvania's Coal Region. It f .... The village uses the Hamburg ZIP code of 19526. Unincorporated communities in Berks County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania {{BerksCountyPA-geo-stub ...
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Tilden Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Tilden Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 3,597 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 19.0 square miles (49.2 km), of which 18.9 square miles (49.0 km) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km) (0.37%) is water. It is drained by the Schuylkill River, which forms its natural eastern and part of its northern natural boundary. Blue Mountain forms the remainder of its natural northern boundary. Tilden's villages include Berne, Jalappa, Upper Berne, and West Hamburg. Adjacent townships * Centre Township (south) * Upper Bern Township (west) * South Manheim Township, Schuylkill County (northwest) * West Brunswick Township, Schuylkill County (north) * Windsor Township (east) * Perry Township (southeast) The boroughs of Hamburg and Port Clinton are both located across the Schuylkill River, while Port Clinton is in Schuylkill County. Demographics At the 201 ...
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Interstate 78 In Pennsylvania
Interstate 78 (I-78) is an east–west Interstate Highway stretching from Union Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, in the west to the Holland Tunnel and New York City in the east. In Pennsylvania, I-78 runs for about from the western terminus at Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania, I-81 in Union Township east to the New Jersey state line near Easton, Pennsylvania, Easton in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Northampton County. Much of I-78 west of Allentown, Pennsylvania, Allentown predates the Interstate Highway System as a freeway upgrade of U.S. Route 22 in Pennsylvania, U.S. Route 22 (US 22), which runs Concurrency (road), concurrently with I-78 between Bethel Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, Bethel Township and Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Upper Macungie Township. The Interstate, originally planned as Interstate 80N (I-80N), was supposed to continue its concurrency with US 22 to the New Jersey state line but was realig ...
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Hamburg, Pennsylvania
Hamburg (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania German: ''Hambarig'') is a Borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,270 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The town is thought to have been named after Hamburg, Germany, but this is likely to have been a corruption of Bad Homburg. Geography Hamburg is located in northern Berks County at (40.556271, −75.982667), on the east bank of the Schuylkill River. It is bordered on the north, east, and south by Windsor Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Windsor Township and on the west, across the river, by West Hamburg, Pennsylvania, West Hamburg in Tilden Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Tilden Township. According to the United States Census Bureau, Hamburg has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.55%, is water. Climate It has a hot-summer humid continental climate (''Dfa'') and average monthly temperatures range from 28.4& ...
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Shartlesville, Pennsylvania
Shartlesville is a census-designated place in Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 United States census, 2010 census, the population was 455 residents. Shartlesville, founded in 1765, was named for the Shartle family of farmers and innkeepers, and particularly for Peter Shartle, a pioneer settler and colonel during the Revolutionary War. It is located just south of Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania, Interstate 78 on the south side of Blue Mountain (Pennsylvania), Blue Mountain. It is drained by Wolf Creek south into the Northkill Creek, a tributary of the Tulpehocken Creek (Pennsylvania), Tulpehocken Creek. The village has a box post office with the ZIP code of 19554, but outlying areas have the Bernville, Pennsylvania, Bernville ZIP code of 19506 or the Hamburg, Pennsylvania, Hamburg ZIP code of 19526. It is served by the Hamburg Area School District. The communi ...
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Schuylkill River
The Schuylkill River ( , ) is a river running northwest to southeast in eastern Pennsylvania. The river was improved by navigations into the Schuylkill Canal, and several of its tributaries drain major parts of Pennsylvania's Coal Region. It flows for U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed April 1, 2011 from Pottsville to Philadelphia, where it joins the Delaware River as one of its largest tributaries. In 1682, William Penn chose the left bank of the confluence upon which he founded the planned city of Philadelphia on lands purchased from the native Delaware nation. It is a designated Pennsylvania Scenic River, and its whole length was once part of the Delaware people's southern territories. The river's watershed of about lies entirely within the state of Pennsylvania, the upper portions in the Ridge-and-valley Appalachian Mountains where the folding of the mountain ridges metamorphically modified bit ...
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Port Clinton, Pennsylvania
Port Clinton is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located at the confluence of the Schuylkill and Little Schuylkill rivers, it was a port on the Schuylkill Canal and named after DeWitt Clinton. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 288 people, 132 households, and 81 families residing in the borough. The population density was 577.4 people per square mile (222.4/km2). There were 139 housing units at an average density of 278.7 per square mile (107.3/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.26% White, 0.35% Native American, 0.35% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.78% of the population. There were 132 households, out of which 19.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, a ...
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West Hamburg, Pennsylvania
West Hamburg is a census-designated place in Tilden Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located along Old US Route 22 and just west of Pennsylvania Route 61 near the borough of Hamburg. The area is best known for having the biggest Cabela's Cabela's Inc. is an American retailer that specializes in hunting, fishing, boating, camping, shooting and other outdoor recreation merchandise. The chain is based in Sidney, Nebraska. Cabela's was founded by Richard N. Cabela in 1961. Cabela' ... store in the world. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,979 residents.https://www.census.gov/# References Populated places in Berks County, Pennsylvania {{BerksCountyPA-geo-stub ...
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Berne, Pennsylvania
Berne is an unincorporated community in northern Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is approximately three miles outside Hamburg and is served by the Hamburg Area School District. Berne sits near the Schuylkill River, south of Blue Mountain, in southeastern Tilden Township. History A post office called Berne was established in 1878, and remained in operation until 1954. The community was named after Bern german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese , neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen , website ..., in Switzerland. References Unincorporated communities in Berks County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania {{berksCountyPA-geo-stub ...
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Centre Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Centre Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 4,140 at the 2020 census. It is in Schuylkill Valley School District. History Belleman's Union Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.74%) is water. Adjacent townships * Upper Bern Township (northwest) * Tilden Township (north) * Perry Township (northeast) * Ontelaunee Township (southeast) * Bern Township (south) * Penn Township (west) Adjacent boroughs * Centerport (surrounded) * Shoemakersville (northeast) * Leesport (southeast) Demographics At the 2000 census, there were 4,036 people, 1,511 households, and 1,157 families living in the township. The population density was 186.9 people per square mile. There were 1,570 housing units at an average density of 72.7/sq mi . The racial makeup of the township was 97.4% White, 0.8% African American, 0.1% ...
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Centerport, Pennsylvania
Centerport is a borough in north central Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 387 at the 2010 census. The borough is in the Schuylkill Valley School District. Geography Centerport is located at (40.486726, -76.007190). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all land. It drains southeastward to the nearby Schuylkill River. Transportation As of 2006, there were of public roads in Centerport, of which were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and were maintained by the borough. No numbered highways pass through Centerport. Main thoroughfares in the borough include Main Street, Centerport Road, Bernville Road and Shartlesville Road. The nearest state highway is Pennsylvania Route 61, which passes two miles to the east. Demographics As of the 2000 census, there were 387 people, 149 households, and 107 families living in the borough. The population density was . There were 150 ...
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Upper Bern Township, Pennsylvania
Upper Bern Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,734 at the 2010 census. History The township derives its name from Bern, in Switzerland. The Kauffman Mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 . Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 18.2 square miles (47.3 km), all land. It is in the Schuylkill watershed and the Northkill Creek and Blue Mountain form its natural western and northern boundaries, respectively. Interstate 78 crosses Upper Bern west-to-east with an interchange in the village of Shartlesville. Adjacent townships * Tilden Township (east) * Centre Township (southeast) * Penn Township (south) * Upper Tulpehocken Township (west) * South Manheim Township, Schuylkill County (north) Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,479 people, 556 households, and 419 families living in the township. The population density was . There ...
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