Welcome to Kutztown ...

Kutztown is located in Berks County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kutztown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Kutztown has a population of 5,074 people<3> (see below for details).

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

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

Websites for Kutztown ...

Official Website: www.kutztownboro.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kutztown had an population of 5,074 people. This is an increase of 1.24% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.14% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kutztown had a population of 5,012 people. This makes Kutztown the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Kutztown represents 0.04% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 196th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,012 people, the population of Kutztown decreased 1.09% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,067 people).

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

Communities Also Named Kutztown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Kutztown: This one is located in Berks County and the other is located in Lebanon County.

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

Communities near Kutztown ...

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

• Allentown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
  • Allentown is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allentown <5>
• Reading
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (19 miles [30.6 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>
• Emmaus
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 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>
• Northampton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
  • Northampton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northampton <5>
• Catasauqua
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catasauqua
  • Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catasauqua <5>
• Shillington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Birdsboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsboro
  • Birdsboro is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birdsboro <5>
• Hamburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <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 Kutztown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kutztown.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kutztown. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Kutztown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kutztown ...

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

Adding Kutztown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kutztown post office opened in 1835.

We also found Kutztown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kutztown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Kutztown: www.kutztownboro.org/

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

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