Welcome to Bally ...

Bally is located in Berks County<1>.

The location of Bally has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bally, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bally has a population of 1,243 people<3> (see below for details).

Bally is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Bally lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Bally ...

Official Website: www.ballyborough.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bally had an population of 1,243 people. This is an increase of 14.04% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 17.04% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bally had a population of 1,090 people. This makes Bally the county's 22nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,090 people, the population of Bally increased 2.64% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,062 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bally.

Communities near Bally ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bally.

• Reading
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Reading is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <5>
• Pottstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
  • Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottstown <5>
• Phoenixville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
  • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <5>
• Coatesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <5>
• Wyomissing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
  • Wyomissing is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <5>
• Downingtown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
  • Downingtown is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <5>
• Shillington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillington
  • Shillington is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shillington <5>
• Collegeville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
  • Collegeville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collegeville <5>
• Kutztown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kutztown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kutztown
  • Kutztown is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kutztown <5>
• Royersford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royersford
  • Royersford is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royersford <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bally. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bally.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bally. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bally.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bally. See our Newspapers Page for Bally.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bally ...

Looking for more information about Bally? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bally, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bally.

Adding Bally to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bally in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bally was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bally post office opened in 1883.

We also found Bally in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bally.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Bally: www.ballyborough.org/

The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/