| Bowers, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Bowers |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Berks |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Maxatawny |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.58 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.57 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 355 |
| Population Density Km2: | 225.53 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 449 |
| Coordinates: | 40.4872°N -75.7422°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | 19511 & 19539 |
| Area Code: | 610 & 484 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-07800 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1170048 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.61 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.61 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 583.88 |
Bowers is a census-designated place[2] in Maxatawny Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Bowers is located near the borough of Lyons and is on Sacony Creek, a tributary of the Maiden Creek. As of the 2020 census, the population was 355 residents.[3] Although Bowers has its own post office with the ZIP code of 19511, some residents are served by the Mertztown post office with the ZIP code of 19539. http://pennsylvania.hometownlocator.com/zip-codes/data,zipcode,19511.cfm
Bowers was founded in 1860, the same year the railroad was extended to Bowers. The community was named for the local Bower family.[4]