Fritztown is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
South Heidelberg and
Spring Township, Berks County,
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
, United States. It is located along Fritztown Road to the west of
U.S. Route 222
U.S. Route 222 (US 222) is a U.S. Highway that is a spur of US 22 in the states of Maryland and Pennsylvania. It runs for from US 1 in Conowingo, Maryland, north to Interstate 78 (I-78)/Pennsylvania Route 309 (PA 309) in Dorneyville, Pennsylv ...
and approximately two miles northeast of the Berks and
Lancaster County line and 3.4 miles southwest of
Sinking Spring. The
Cacoosing Creek Cacoosing Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map/ref> tributary of the Tulpehocken Creek in Berks County, Pennsylvania in the United States.
It starts in Fritztown and flows ...
begins here and drains northeastward into the
Tulpehocken Creek, a tributary of 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 area is experiencing population growth, due to new sub-divisions being built around the community. It is served by the Sinking Spring branch of the Reading post office, with the
zip code of 19608.
Fritztown info
pennsylvania.hometownlocator.com. Accessed April 18, 2022.
On January 1, 1907, William G. Leininger of The Railroad Sock a hosiery mill in Fritztown on 5 Old Wernersville Road,Berks County
Berks County (Pennsylvania German: ''Barricks Kaundi'') is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 428,849. The county seat is Reading.
The Schuylkill River, a tributary of the Delaware River, ...
, according to local historian Paul Miller of the Sinking Spring Area Historical Society.
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Unincorporated communities in Berks County, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania