Bowers, Pennsylvania

Census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States

40°29′14″N 75°44′32″W / 40.48722°N 75.74222°W / 40.48722; -75.74222CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountyBerksTownshipMaxatawnyArea

^[1]

• 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

(2020)^[2]

• 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 & 484FIPS code42-07800GNIS 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
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	355		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]^[2]

History

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

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