Rehrersburg, Pennsylvania

Rehrersburg, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 40°27′27″N 76°14′40″W / 40.45750°N 76.24444°W / 40.45750; -76.24444Coordinates: 40°27′27″N 76°14′40″W / 40.45750°N 76.24444°W / 40.45750; -76.24444
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Berks
Township	Tulpehocken
Elevation	581 ft (177 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	319
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	19550
Area code(s)	717
GNIS feature ID	1184867[1]

Rehrersburg is a census-designated place^[2] in Tulpehocken Township in northwestern Berks County, Pennsylvania, near Pennsylvania Route 419. The community was founded on April 4, 1803, by John Jacob Rehrer. Residents celebrated the town's bicentennial on Saturday, September 20, 2003. As of the 2010 census, the population was 319 residents.^[3]

In 1818, the sixth post office in the county opened in Rehrersburg. Rehrersburg's ZIP code is 19550.

John Jacob Rehrer was the son of Johan Gottfried Rehrer and Maria Magdalena (Etschberger) Rehrer. Many descendants of the Rehrer family still reside in Rehrersburg.

See also[]

• South Mountain Railroad

References[]

• The Historical Society of Berks County - Archived Issues of News Bits

External links[]

• Media related to Rehrersburg, Pennsylvania at Wikimedia Commons
• The Historical Society of Berks County