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Bowers, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°29′14″N 75°44′32″W / 40.48722°N 75.74222°W / 40.48722; -75.74222
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Bowers, Pennsylvania
Bowers is located in Pennsylvania
Bowers
Bowers
Bowers is located in the United States
Bowers
Bowers
Coordinates: 40°29′14″N 75°44′32″W / 40.48722°N 75.74222°W / 40.48722; -75.74222
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBerks
TownshipMaxatawny
Area
 • Total0.61 sq mi (1.58 km2)
 • Land0.61 sq mi (1.57 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
449 ft (137 m)
Population
 • Total355
 • Density583.88/sq mi (225.53/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
19511 & 19539
Area code(s)610 & 484
FIPS code42-07800
GNIS feature ID1170048[3]

Bowers is a census-designated place[4] in Maxatawny Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Bowers is located near the borough of Lyons and is on Sacony Creek, a tributary of the Maiden Creek. As of the 2020 census, the population was 355 residents.[5] Although Bowers has its own post office with the ZIP code of 19511, some residents are served by the Mertztown post office with the ZIP code of 19539. [1]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020355
U.S. Decennial Census[6][2]

History

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Bowers was founded in 1860, the same year the railroad was extended to Bowers. The community was named for the local Bower family.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "Bowers". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "2010 Census". Archived from the original on December 23, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  5. ^ https://www.census.gov/# [not specific enough to verify]
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "Some peculiar post office names in Berks". Reading Eagle. November 27, 1910. p. 11. Retrieved December 2, 2015.