Oley, Pennsylvania

Census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States

40°23′15″N 75°47′23″W / 40.38750°N 75.78972°W / 40.38750; -75.78972CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountyBerksTownship OleyArea

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• 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 484GNIS 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

Daniel Boone, American pioneer, frontiersman, and folk hero
Tommy Hinnershitz, sprint car racer^[10]

References

^ "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.