Kempton, Pennsylvania

Kempton, Pennsylvania
Kempton, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
	Kempton Hotel
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	Coordinates: 40°37′34″N 75°51′09″W / 40.62611°N 75.85250°WCoordinates: 40°37′34″N 75°51′09″W / 40.62611°N 75.85250°W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Berks
Township	Albany
Elevation	427 ft (130 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	169
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	19529
Area code(s)	610 and 484 (610 Exchange: 756)
GNIS feature ID	1178350

Kempton is a census-designated place^[2] in Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Description[]

It is located at 40.62N, 75.852W, at the junction of Pennsylvania Route 737 and Kistler Valley Road. The community is approximately 6 miles north of the borough of Lenhartsville. As of the 2010 census, the population was 169 residents.^[3]

The Kempton Country Fair is held annually in Kempton in June, which features farm animals, farm tools & vehicles.

Tourist attractions in the Kempton area include the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, WK&S Railroad, Appalachian Trail, Kempton Hotel, and Kempton Community Center. The Community Center hosts the Pennsylvania Renewable Energy Festival annually during the fall.

A postcard of Kempton is featured in the opening intro of the movie National Lampoons Vacation.^[4]

Church in Kempton
New Bethel Union Church

References[]

^ "Kempton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-21. Retrieved 2016-07-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ https://www.census.gov/#
^ 0x6966 (12 July 2009). "National Lampoon's Vacation (title sequence)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

External links[]

Media related to Kempton, Pennsylvania at Wikimedia Commons
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=14225
http://www.kemptoncountryfair.org/2.html
http://www.albanyths.org

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[1] "Kempton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-21. Retrieved 2016-07-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] ttps://www.census.gov/#

[4] 0x6966 (12 July 2009). "National Lampoon's Vacation (title sequence)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

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v t Municipalities and communities of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Reading
City	Reading
Boroughs	Adamstown‡ Bally Bechtelsville Bernville Birdsboro Boyertown Centerport Fleetwood Hamburg Kenhorst Kutztown Laureldale Leesport Lenhartsville Lyons Mohnton Mount Penn New Morgan Robesonia St. Lawrence Shillington Shoemakersville Sinking Spring Topton Wernersville West Reading Womelsdorf Wyomissing
Townships	Albany Alsace Amity Bern Bethel Brecknock Caernarvon Centre Colebrookdale Cumru District Douglass Earl Exeter Greenwich Heidelberg Hereford Jefferson Longswamp Lower Alsace Lower Heidelberg Maidencreek Marion Maxatawny Muhlenberg North Heidelberg Oley Ontelaunee Penn Perry Pike Richmond Robeson Rockland Ruscombmanor South Heidelberg Spring Tilden Tulpehocken Union Upper Bern Upper Tulpehocken Washington Windsor
CDPs	Alleghenyville Alsace Manor Amity Gardens Baumstown Bethel Blandon Bowers Colony Park Dauberville Douglassville Dryville Edenburg Flying Hills Fox Chase Frystown Gibraltar Gouglersville Greenfields Grill Hereford Hyde Park Jacksonwald Kempton Kutztown University Lincoln Park Lorane Maxatawny Mertztown Mohrsville Montrose Manor Morgantown‡ Mount Aetna Muhlenberg Park New Berlinville New Jerusalem New Schaefferstown Oley Penn State Berks Pennside Pennwyn Rehrersburg Reiffton Riverview Park Schubert Shartlesville South Temple Spring Ridge Springmont Stony Creek Mills Stouchsburg Strausstown Temple Virginville Walnuttown West Hamburg West Lawn West Wyomissing Whitfield
Other communities	Albany Amityville Barto Basket Beckersville Berne Boyers Junction Breezy Corner Brownsville Cacoosing Chapel‡ Clayton Dale Earlville Dreibelbis Eagle Point Eckville Eshbach Evansville Five Points Fredericksville Fritztown Geigertown Greenawald Green Hills Grimville Hancock Harlem Henningsville Hinterleiter Host Huffs Church Jalappa Joanna Joanna Heights Kempville Kirbyville Klinesville Knauers Krumsville Kulptown Landis Store Leinbachs Limekiln Lobachsville Longswamp Maiden Creek Manatawny Maple Grove Molltown Monocacy Station Montello Monterey Morysville Moselem Moselem Springs New Hensingersville‡ North Heidelberg Pikeville Pine Forge Pine Waters Pleasant Valley Pleasantville Plowville Pricetown Quaker City Rittenhouse Gap Sally Ann Scarlets Mill Seisholtzville State Hill Stony Run Trexler Tuckerton Unionville Vinemont Weavertown Windsor Castle Wintersville Woodchoppertown Wyomissing Hills Yellow House
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Kempton, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Kempton Hotel
Kempton Kempton Show map of PennsylvaniaShow map of the United StatesShow all
Coordinates: 40°37′34″N 75°51′09″W / 40.62611°N 75.85250°W / 40.62611; -75.85250Coordinates: 40°37′34″N 75°51′09″W / 40.62611°N 75.85250°W / 40.62611; -75.85250
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Berks
Township	Albany
Elevation	427 ft (130 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	169
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	19529
Area code(s)	610 and 484 (610 Exchange: 756)
GNIS feature ID	1178350^[1]