Oley, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
The Milloth House
The Milloth House
Oley is located in Pennsylvania
Oley
Oley
Oley is located in the United States
Oley
Oley
Coordinates: 40°23′15″N 75°47′23″W / 40.38750°N 75.78972°W / 40.38750; -75.78972
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBerks
TownshipOley
Area
[1]
 • Total1.24 sq mi (3.22 km2)
 • Land1.23 sq mi (3.18 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
443 ft (135 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total1,244
 • Density1,013.85/sq mi (391.32/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
19547
Area code(s)610 and 484
GNIS feature ID1198264[3]

Oley, also called 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

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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.
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