Gibraltar, Pennsylvania

Gibraltar, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
The Allegheny Aqueduct
Gibraltar
Coordinates: 40°17′03″N75°52′19″W / 40.28417°N 75.87194°W / 40.28417; -75.87194
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Berks
Township	Robeson
Area [1]
• Total	1.24 sq mi (3.20 km2)
• Land	1.18 sq mi (3.04 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Elevation	200 ft (60 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	721
• Density	613.10/sq mi (236.80/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	19508 [3]
Area codes	610 & 484
GNIS feature ID	1175586 [4]

Gibraltar is a census-designated place (CDP) in northern Robeson Township in southern Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. ^[4] Its population was 680 as of the 2010 census. ^[5] The community is four miles from Birdsboro and 6.4 miles from downtown Reading. It is served by the Twin Valley School District and is across the Schuylkill River from Exeter.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	721		—
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

History

The town is named after Gibraltar, a British territory which is south of Spain. ^[7] In the mid-18th Century, prior to being named Gibraltar, the place was known as Seideltown. Descendants of Ernst Seidel (an emigrant from Sweden) operated ironworks (forges) in that area. ^[8]

Education

The school district is Twin Valley School District. ^[9]

Twin Valley Middle School and Twin Valley High School are in Caernarvon Township, Berks County, and have Elverson postal addresses. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

Notes

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. "Gibraltar PA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
4. "Gibraltar, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
5. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
7. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp.  137.
8. Montgomery, Morton. Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals. p. 890.
9. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Berks County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 20, 2022. - Text list
10. "Mapping > Caernarvon Township" (PDF). Berks County, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 7, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2022. - Profile page Archived 2022-07-21 at the Wayback Machine - Compare to the address. The zoning map published by the township.
11. "Home". Twin Valley High School. Retrieved July 21, 2022. 4897 N. Twin Valley Rd., Elverson PA 19520
12. "Home". Twin Valley Middle School. Retrieved July 21, 2022. 770 Clymer Hill Rd., Elverson PA 19520