Welcome to Boyertown ...

Boyertown is located in Berks County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boyertown, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Boyertown has a population of 4,067 people<3> (see below for details).

Boyertown is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Boyertown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Boyertown had an population of 4,067 people. This is an increase of 0.3% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.22% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Boyertown had a population of 4,055 people. This makes Boyertown the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Boyertown represents 0.03% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 249th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,055 people, the population of Boyertown increased 2.92% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,940 people).

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

Communities near Boyertown ...

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

• Reading
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Reading is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <5>
• Pottstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
  • Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottstown <5>
• Lansdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdale
  • Lansdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdale <5>
• Phoenixville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
  • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <5>
• Emmaus
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus
  • Emmaus is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmaus <5>
• Wyomissing
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
  • Wyomissing is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <5>
• Perkasie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkasie
  • Perkasie is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkasie <5>
• Quakertown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
  • Quakertown is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quakertown <5>
• Souderton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Souderton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souderton
  • Souderton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Souderton <5>
• Shillington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillington
  • Shillington is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shillington <5>

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 Boyertown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boyertown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Boyertown. 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 Boyertown.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Boyertown. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Boyertown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boyertown ...

Looking for more information about Boyertown? 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 Boyertown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Boyertown.

Adding Boyertown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boyertown 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 Boyertown was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Boyertown on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boyertown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boyertown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/