Oley, Pennsylvania

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Oley, Pennsylvania
The Milloth House
The Milloth House
Oley is located in Pennsylvania
Oley
Oley
Coordinates: 40°23′15″N 75°47′23″W / 40.38750°N 75.78972°W / 40.38750; -75.78972Coordinates: 40°23′15″N 75°47′23″W / 40.38750°N 75.78972°W / 40.38750; -75.78972
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBerks
TownshipOley
Elevation
443 ft (135 m)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total1,282
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
19547
Area code(s)610 and 484
GNIS feature ID1198264[2]

Oley (also called Friedensburg) is a census-designated place (CDP) in northern Oley Township, Berks County, United States,[3] located along Routes 73 and 662. The entire township is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Little Manatawny Creek flows SE through Oley into the Manatawny Creek, a tributary of the Schuylkill River. Berks Career and Technology Center has a campus in Oley serving eastern Berks County. Oley Valley High School and Reading Motorcycle Club are also located in Oley. The ZIP code of Oley is 19547.[4] As of the 2010 census[5] the population was 1,282 residents.

History[]

A post office called Oley Furnace was established in 1828, and renamed Oley in 1836.[6] The community took its name from Oley Township.[7]

Notable residents[]

  • Tommy Hinnershitz – sprint car racer who was nicknamed the "Oley Dirt Farmer"[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  2. ^ "Oley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. ^ "Oley, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS – Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  5. ^ https://www.census.gov/#
  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. ^ "Hinnershitz, Tommy – Historic – 2003 Inductees". Motorsports Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 6, 2020.



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