Dryville is a

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in Rockland Township, Berks County,

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zip code of 19522 and the Mertztown zip code of 19539. As of the 2010 census, the population was 398 residents.

Demographics

History

The village grew around the Henry Mertz Lutheran Church, which opened in 1747. Dryville was named in 1852 after Benjamin Dry, a local postmaster.

References

External links

Dryville Hotel
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