Blandon is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...

in Maidencreek Township,

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, United States. It is located at the junction of

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and Park Road. As of the 2010 census, the population was 7,152 residents.

History

A post office called Blandon has been in operation since 1862. Sources differ whether the community was named for H. Willis Bland, a county judge, or for Robert Bland, an original owner of the town site.

References

Census-designated places in Berks County, Pennsylvania Census-designated places in Pennsylvania 1862 establishments in Pennsylvania {{BerksCountyPA-geo-stub