Bowers, Pennsylvania

Bowers, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 40°29′14″N75°44′32″W / 40.48722°N 75.74222°W / 40.48722; -75.74222
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Berks
Township	Maxatawny
Area [1]
• Total	0.61 sq mi (1.58 km2)
• Land	0.61 sq mi (1.57 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	449 ft (137 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	355
• Density	583.88/sq mi (225.53/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	19511 & 19539
Area code(s)	610 & 484
FIPS code	42-07800
GNIS feature ID	1170048 [3]

Bowers is a census-designated place ^[4] in Maxatawny Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Bowers is located near the borough of Lyons and is on Sacony Creek, a tributary of the Maiden Creek. As of the 2020 census, the population was 355 residents. ^[5] 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.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	355		—
U.S. Decennial Census [6] [2]

History

Bowers was founded in 1860, the same year the railroad was extended to Bowers. The community was named for the local Bower family. [7]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
3. "Bowers". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
4. "2010 Census". Archived from the original on December 23, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
5. https://www.census.gov/# ^{[ not specific enough to verify ]}
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
7. "Some peculiar post office names in Berks". Reading Eagle. November 27, 1910. p. 11. Retrieved December 2, 2015.