Blandon, Pennsylvania

Census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States

40°26′28″N 75°53′13″W / 40.44111°N 75.88694°W / 40.44111; -75.88694CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountyBerksTownship MaidencreekArea

^[1]

• Total4.44 sq mi (11.51 km²) • Land4.44 sq mi (11.49 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km²)Elevation

381 ft (116 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total7,289 • Density1,642.41/sq mi (634.16/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

19510

Area codes610 and 484FIPS code42-06984GNIS feature ID1169811^[3]

Blandon is a census-designated place^[4] in Maidencreek Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located at the junction of Pennsylvania Route 73 and Park Road. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,289 residents.^[5]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	7,289		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]^[2]

History

A post office called Blandon has been in operation since 1862.^[7] Sources differ whether the community was named for H. Willis Bland,^[8] a county judge, or for Robert Bland,^[9] an original owner of the town site.

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ "Blandon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "2010 Census". Archived from the original on December 23, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
^ Bureau, US Census. "Census.gov". www.census.gov. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ "Berks County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
^ "Township settled by Friends". Reading Eagle -. April 1, 2002. pp. B8. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
^ Meiser, George M. (October 20, 1982). "Blandon town was built around blacksmith shop". Reading Eagle. p. 11. Retrieved October 29, 2015.