Gibraltar, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Gibraltar, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania
Pushpin Label:Gibraltar
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Berks
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Robeson
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3.20
Area Land Km2:3.04
Area Water Km2:0.16
Area Total Sq Mi:1.24
Area Land Sq Mi:1.18
Area Water Sq Mi:0.06
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:721
Population Density Km2:236.80
Population Density Sq Mi:613.10
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:200
Coordinates:40.2842°N -75.8719°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:19508[3]
Area Code:610 & 484
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1175586

Gibraltar is a census-designated place (CDP) in northern Robeson Township in southern Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its population was 680 as of the 2010 census.[4] The community is four miles from Birdsboro and 6.4 miles from downtown Reading. It is served by the Twin Valley School District and is across the Schuylkill River from Exeter.

History

The town is named after Gibraltar, which is south of Spain.[5] In the mid-18th Century, prior to being named Gibraltar, the place was known as Seideltown. Descendants of Ernst Seidel (an emigrant from Sweden) operated ironworks (forges) in that area. [6]

Education

The school district is Twin Valley School District.[7]

Twin Valley Middle School and Twin Valley High School are in Caernarvon Township, Berks County, and have Elverson postal addresses.[8] [9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 12, 2022.
  2. Web site: Census Population API. United States Census Bureau. Oct 12, 2022.
  3. Web site: Gibraltar PA ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2023. June 27, 2023.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2011-05-14 .
  5. Book: The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States . Govt. Print. Off. . Gannett, Henry . 1905 . 137.
  6. Book: Montgomery . Morton . Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals . 890.
  7. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Berks County, PA. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-07-20. - Text list
  8. Web site: Mapping > Caernarvon Township. Berks County, Pennsylvania. 2022-07-21. 2021-12-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20211207091442/https://www.co.berks.pa.us/Dept/Mapping/Documents/pdf/municipalities/caernarvon2.pdf. dead. - Profile page - Compare to the address. The zoning map published by the township.
  9. Web site: Home. Twin Valley High School. 2022-07-21. 4897 N. Twin Valley Rd., Elverson PA 19520 .
  10. Web site: Home. Twin Valley Middle School. 2022-07-21. 770 Clymer Hill Rd., Elverson PA 19520.