Maxatawny, Pennsylvania

Unincorporated community & CDP in Pennsylvania, United States

40°32′33″N 75°41′20″W / 40.54250°N 75.68889°W / 40.54250; -75.68889CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountyBerksTownshipMaxatawnyArea

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• Total0.10 sq mi (0.26 km²) • Land0.10 sq mi (0.26 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

479 ft (146 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total130 • Density1,287.13/sq mi (499.00/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

19538

Area code(s)610 and 484GNIS feature ID1180566^[3]

Maxatawny is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located on U.S. Route 222 in Maxatawny Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States, five miles east of Kutztown.^[4] It is in the Lehigh watershed and Schaefer Run flows through it to the Little Lehigh Creek. Maxatawny has a post office, with the ZIP code of 19538.^[5] Traffic speed on US 222 is reduced to 35 miles-per-hour passing through the village, which borders Lehigh County.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	130		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

Etymology

The community took its name from Masatane Township.^[7]

A post office called Maxatawny was established in 1829.^[8]

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^ "Maxatawny". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Maxatawny, 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.
^ "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.
^ "Berks County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 1, 2015.