Rehrersburg, Pennsylvania

Rehrersburg, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 40°27′27″N76°14′40″W / 40.45750°N 76.24444°W / 40.45750; -76.24444
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Berks
Township	Tulpehocken
Area [1]
• Total	0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2)
• Land	0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	581 ft (177 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	322
• Density	2,316.55/sq mi (897.00/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	19550
Area code	717
FIPS code	42-64056
GNIS feature ID	1184867 [3]

Rehrersburg is a census-designated place ^[4] in Tulpehocken Township in northwestern Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States, near Pennsylvania Route 419. The community was founded on April 4, 1803, by John Jacob Rehrer. Residents celebrated the town's bicentennial on Saturday, September 20, 2003. As of the 2010 census, the population was 319 residents. ^[5]

In 1818, the sixth post office in the county opened in Rehrersburg. Rehrersburg's ZIP code is 19550.

John Jacob Rehrer was the son of Johan Gottfried Rehrer and Maria Magdalena (Etschberger) Rehrer. Many descendants of the Rehrer family still reside in Rehrersburg.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	322		—
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

See also

• South Mountain Railroad

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
3. "Rehrersburg". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
4. "By Decade".
5. https://www.census.gov/# ^{[ not specific enough to verify ]}
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

• The Historical Society of Berks County - Archived Issues of News Bits

External links

• Media related to Rehrersburg, Pennsylvania at Wikimedia Commons
• The Historical Society of Berks County