Five Points, Berks County, Pennsylvania facts for kids

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Five Points is a small village located in Hereford Township, which is part of Berks County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It sits close to the Perkiomen Creek and is near the border of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

This village gets its name from a special spot where five roads meet! These roads are Deer Hill, Five Points, Sigmund, Township, and Weaver Roads. The village of Hereford is also nearby, just a couple of miles to the southeast. Five Points uses different ZIP codes for its mail, including Barto 19504, Macungie 18062, and Zionsville 18092.

Interestingly, there are at least two other places in Berks County that are also called Five Points! One is in Rockland Township, and another is found in Alsace and Exeter Townships. This shows that "Five Points" is a common name for places where several roads come together.

Longswamp Township	Hensingersville	Upper Milford Township
Seisholtzville		Sigmund
	Five Points

Harlem	Clayton	Hereford

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