Oley, Pennsylvania

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
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
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]

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 to 1,244.[9]

Notable people
  • Daniel Boone - American pioneer, frontiersman and folk hero, born near Oley on October 22, 1734.
  • Tommy Hinnershitz – sprint car racer who was nicknamed the "Oley Dirt Farmer"[10]
  • The Friedens United Church of Christ
    The Friedens United Church of Christ
  • 613 Main
    613 Main
  • 606 Main
    606 Main
  • 413 Main
    413 Main
  • 211 Main
    211 Main

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 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 2012-02-15.
  6. "Berks County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  7. "Some peculiar post office names in Berks". Reading Eagle. Nov 27, 1910. p. 11. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  8. https://www.census.gov/#
  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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