Gibraltar, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
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Gibraltar is located in Pennsylvania
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Coordinates: 40°17′03″N 75°52′19″W / 40.28417°N 75.87194°W / 40.28417; -75.87194
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBerks
TownshipRobeson
Area
[1]
 • Total1.24 sq mi (3.20 km2)
 • Land1.18 sq mi (3.04 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Elevation
200 ft (60 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total721
 • Density613.10/sq mi (236.80/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
19508[3]
Area code(s)610 & 484
GNIS feature ID1175586[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
CensusPop.Note%±
2020721—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

History

The town is named after Gibraltar, 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 Oct 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "Gibraltar PA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "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 2011-05-14.
  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 2022-07-20. - Text list
  10. ^ "Mapping > Caernarvon Township" (PDF). Berks County, Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2022-07-21. - Profile page - Compare to the address. The zoning map published by the township.
  11. ^ "Home". Twin Valley High School. Retrieved 2022-07-21. 4897 N. Twin Valley Rd., Elverson PA 19520
  12. ^ "Home". Twin Valley Middle School. Retrieved 2022-07-21. 770 Clymer Hill Rd., Elverson PA 19520
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