Hereford, Pennsylvania

Hereford is a census-designated place[1] in Hereford Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The community lies at the intersection of Pennsylvania Routes 29 and 100, which connect it to East Greenville and to Pottstown, respectively to the south. They continue north on Chestnut Street to Shimerville in Lehigh County, where 29 continues toward Allentown.[2] The Perkiomen Creek flows south through Hereford to the Schuylkill River. As of the 2010 census, the population was 930 residents.[3]

Hereford, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Hereford Hereford
Coordinates: 40°26′57″N 75°33′08″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Berks
Township	Hereford
Population  (2010)
• Total	930
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	18056
Area code(s)	215, 267 and 445

History

A post office called Hereford was in operation from 1830 to 2019.[4] The community took its name from Hereford Township.[5] It was previously known as Treichlersville.[6] At the end of March 2019 the post office closed on very short notice because the owner refused to renew the lease.[7] Hereford residents may still use "Hereford, PA 18056" as part of their legal addresses while a new permanent site for a post office is sought.

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-21. Retrieved 2014-05-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. Map of Hereford, PA (Map). Google Maps. 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
3. https://www.census.gov/#
4. "Berks County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
5. "Some peculiar post office names in Berks". Reading Eagle. Nov 27, 1910. p. 11. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
6. Upper Perkiomen Valley. Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center. 2007. ISBN 9780738554853. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
7. "Hereford Post Office Closing". Town and Country. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.