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Welcome to Fleetwood ...

Fleetwood is located in Berks County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Fleetwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fleetwood has a population of 4,100 people<3> (see below for details).

Fleetwood is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fleetwood had an population of 4,100 people. This is an increase of 0.37% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.04% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fleetwood had a population of 4,085 people. This makes Fleetwood the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Fleetwood represents 0.03% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 247th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,085 people, the population of Fleetwood increased 1.67% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,018 people).

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

Communities Also Named Fleetwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Fleetwood - they are located in Alabama (2), British Columbia, Georgia (2), New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, South Dakota, Texas and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Fleetwood ...

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

  • Reading
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pottstown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Emmaus
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Wyomissing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Shillington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Birdsboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Kutztown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kutztown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kutztown
    • Kutztown is located in Berks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kutztown <5>
  • Hamburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • West Reading
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Reading have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Reading
    • West Reading is located in Berks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,294 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Reading <5>
  • Sinking Spring
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fleetwood ...

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

Adding Fleetwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fleetwood 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 Fleetwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Fleetwood post office opened in 1869.

We also found Fleetwood in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fleetwood.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fleetwood. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Berks, 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 Fleetwood.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fleetwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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