| Jacksonwald, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Jacksonwald |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Berks |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Exeter |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.58 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.57 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 3246 |
| Population Density Km2: | 709.96 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 40.3244°N -75.8497°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 19606 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-37584 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.77 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.76 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1839.09 |
Jacksonwald is a census-designated place that is located in Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States.[3] It is situated less than a mile from the borough of St. Lawrence.
As of the 2010 census, the population was 3,393 residents.[4]
The Village of Jacksonwald was established in 1870, when John Jackson built the Jacksonwald Hotel on the corner of Oley Turnpike Road and Church Lane Road. The Hotel overlooked a little red schoolhouse which was also built in 1870, then restored in 1970 for its 100th anniversary. Prior to 1870, the area was once referred to as Schwarzwald, German for "black forest," because it reminded early settlers of the Black Forest region of Germany. Nevertheless, on March 27, 1967 the Jacksonwald Hotel was demolished to make way for a Boyertown headquartered bank branch, National Penn Bank.
Wald is the German word for woods or forests. Similarly to the etymology of other cities, towns and villages of the time, citizens often named their community after a prominent landmark or individual, hence the name Jacksonwald.