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Dryville, Pennsylvania
Dryville, Pennsylvania is located in Pennsylvania
Dryville, Pennsylvania
Dryville, Pennsylvania
Location in Pennsylvania
Dryville, Pennsylvania is located in the United States
Dryville, Pennsylvania
Dryville, Pennsylvania
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Berks
Township Rockland
Area
 • Total 1.39 sq mi (3.61 km2)
 • Land 1.39 sq mi (3.60 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 364
 • Density 262.25/sq mi (101.23/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
19522 & 19539
Area code(s) 610 & 484
FIPS code 42-20096

Dryville is a census-designated place in Rockland Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located one mile south of Lyons, and is located in the South Mountains and is drained by Bieber Creek into Manatawny Creek, a tributary of the Schuylkill River. It is split between the Fleetwood zip code of 19522 and the Mertztown Zip Code of 19539. As of the 2010 census, the population was 398 residents.

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 364
U.S. Decennial Census

History

The village grew around the Henry Mertz Lutheran Church, which opened in 1747. Dryville was named in 1852 after Benjamin Dry, a local postmaster.

See also

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