Shartlesville, Pennsylvania

Shartlesville is a census-designated place[2] in Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 455 residents.[3]

Shartlesville, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Shartlesville
Shartlesville
Coordinates: 40°30′46″N 76°06′16″W
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBerks
TownshipUpper Bern
Elevation
568 ft (173 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total455
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
19554
Area code(s)610 & 484 /610 Exchange: 488
GNIS feature ID1187386[1]

It is located just south of Interstate 78 on the south side of Blue Mountain. It is drained by Wolf Creek south into the Northkill Creek, a tributary of the Tulpehocken Creek. The village has a box post office with the ZIP code of 19554, but outlying areas have the Bernville ZIP code of 19506 or the Hamburg ZIP code of 19526.[4][5] It is served by the Hamburg Area School District.

The community was also the home of Roadside America, a large community of miniature trains and villages, located off Interstate 78, that is open to the public. Just to the north of Shartlesville was located the Mountain Springs Arena, which hosted events including rodeos, concerts, horse shows, demolition derbies, tractor pulls, and an annual country fair.

It is home to the Shartlesville Hotel, which suffered major roof damage in February 2009 during a wind storm, which also knocked down a billboard in Reading and blew off roof tiles of the Pagoda in eastern Reading.

See also

References
  1. "Shartlesville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Center for New Media and Promotions(C2PO). "2010 Census". census.gov. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  3. US Census Bureau. "Census.gov". census.gov. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  4. "Shartlesville, PA zip code". uszip.com. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  5. http://www.hipcodes.com/19506/


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