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]
Oley, Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|
 The Milloth House | |
  Oley  Oley | |
| Coordinates: 40°23′15″N 75°47′23″W / 40.38750°N 75.78972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Berks |
| Township | Oley |
| Area | |
• 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 | |
• 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 code(s) | 610 and 484 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1198264[3] |
History
editA 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
editThe 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
editAs of the 2010 census,[8] the population was 1,282 residents. By 2020, it had declined modestly to 1,244.[9]
Notable people
edit- Daniel Boone, American pioneer, frontiersman, and folk hero
- Tommy Hinnershitz, sprint car racer[10]
References
edit- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Oley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Oley, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS – Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Berks County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ^ "Some peculiar post office names in Berks". Reading Eagle. November 27, 1910. p. 11. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
- ^ https://www.census.gov/# [not specific enough to verify]
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "Hinnershitz, Tommy – Historic – 2003 Inductees". Motorsports Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
