Bowers is a

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in Maxatawny Township,

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. Bowers is located near the borough of

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and is on

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, a tributary of the

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 355 residents. Although Bowers has its own post office with the ZIP code of 19511, some residents are served by the Mertztown post office with the ZIP code of 19539

History

Bowers was founded in 1860, the same year the railroad was extended to Bowers. The community was named for the local Bower family.

References

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