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Welcome to Sinking Spring ...

Sinking Spring is located in Berks County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Sinking Spring, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1827.

A typical abbreviation for Sinking Spring: Sinking Spg. (or less commonly used: Sinking Spng. or Sinking Sprng.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sinking Spring has a population of 4,101 people<2> (see below for details).

Sinking Spring is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Sinking Spring ...

Official Website: www.borough.sinking-spring.pa.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sinking Spring had an population of 4,101 people. This is an increase of 2.32% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 55.4% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sinking Spring had a population of 4,008 people. This makes Sinking Spring the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of Sinking Spring represents 0.03% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 253rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,008 people, the population of Sinking Spring increased 51.88% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,639 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Sinking Spring.

Communities Also Named Sinking Spring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Sinking Spring - they are located in Ohio and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Sinking Spring ...

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

  • Reading
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ephrata
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lititz
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lititz
    • Lititz is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lititz <4>
  • New Holland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Birdsboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Kutztown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kutztown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Hamburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Fleetwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleetwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
    • Fleetwood is located in Berks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleetwood <4>
  • Akron
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
    • Akron is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,992 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <4>
  • Laureldale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sinking Spring ...

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

Adding Sinking Spring to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sinking Spring post office opened in 1827.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sinking Spring.

The official website for Sinking Spring: www.borough.sinking-spring.pa.us/

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Sinking Spring.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sinking Spring - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<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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