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Welcome to Berwick ...

The town of Berwick is located in Saint Mary Parish<1>.


The location of Berwick has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Berwick, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Berwick has a population of 4,414 people<3> (see below for details).

Berwick is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: Berwick lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Berwick is located in the (985) area code.

The ZIP code for Berwick: 70342<5>

Websites for Berwick ...

Official Website: www.townofberwick.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Berwick had an population of 4,414 people. This is a decrease of 10.76% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.09% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Berwick had a population of 4,946 people (or 9.05% of the total population of Saint Mary Parish). This makes Berwick the parish's 4th most populous community.

The population of Berwick represents 0.11% of the population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's 64th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,946 people, the population of Berwick increased 11.95% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,418 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Berwick.

Communities Also Named Berwick ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Berwick - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Berwick.

Communities near Berwick ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Berwick.

  • Franklin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Stephenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenville
    • Stephenville is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Calumet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
    • Calumet is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Amelia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Morgan City Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan City Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City Beach
    • Morgan City Beach is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Ricohoc
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ricohoc have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricohoc
    • Ricohoc is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Verdunville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verdunville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdunville
    • Verdunville is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Bayou Geneve
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayou Geneve have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Geneve
    • Bayou Geneve is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Maria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
    • Maria is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Centerville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Berwick. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Berwick.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Berwick. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Berwick.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Berwick. See our Newspapers Page for Berwick.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Berwick ...

Looking for more information about Berwick? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Berwick, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Berwick.

Adding Berwick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Berwick in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Berwick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Berwick post office opened in 1854.

We also found Berwick in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Berwick.

The official website for Berwick: www.townofberwick.org/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Saint Mary, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Berwick.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Berwick - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Berwick). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Berwick or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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