Oley, Pennsylvania

Oley, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
The Milloth House
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Coordinates: 40°23′15″N75°47′23″W / 40.38750°N 75.78972°W / 40.38750; -75.78972
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Berks
Township	Oley
Area [1]
• Total	1.24 sq mi (3.22 km2)
• Land	1.23 sq mi (3.18 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation	443 ft (135 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	1,244
• Density	1,013.85/sq mi (391.32/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	19547
Area codes	610 and 484
GNIS feature ID	1198264 [3]

Oley, previously known as Friedensburg, is a census-designated place (CDP) that is located on Routes 73 and 662 in northern Oley Township, Berks County, United States. ^[4]

The ZIP code is 19547. ^[5]

History

A post office named Oley Furnace was established in 1828 and renamed as Oley in 1836. ^[6] The community took its name from Oley Township. ^[7]

The entire township is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography and other notable features

The Little Manatawny Creek flows southeastward through Oley into the Manatawny Creek, a tributary of the Schuylkill River.

The Berks Career and Technology Center has a campus in Oley that serves eastern Berks County. Oley Valley High School and the Reading Motorcycle Club are also located in Oley.

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, ^[8] the population was 1,282 residents. By 2020, it had declined modestly to 1,244. ^[9]

Notable people

• Daniel Boone, American pioneer, frontiersman, and folk hero
• Tommy Hinnershitz, sprint car racer ^[10]

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. "Oley". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
4. "Oley, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
5. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS – Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved February 15, 2012.
6. "Berks County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
7. "Some peculiar post office names in Berks". Reading Eagle. November 27, 1910. p. 11. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
8. https://www.census.gov/# ^{[ not specific enough to verify ]}
9. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
10. "Hinnershitz, Tommy – Historic – 2003 Inductees". Motorsports Hall of Fame . Retrieved September 6, 2020.