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Welcome to Oley ...

Oley is located in Berks County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1836.

Oley is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Oley: 19547<3>

Communities Also Named Oley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Oley - it's located in West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oley.

Communities near Oley ...

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

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 Oley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oley. 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 Oley.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oley ...

Looking for more information about Oley? 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 Oley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Oley.

Adding Oley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oley 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 Oley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Oley post office opened in 1836.

We also found Oley in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Berks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Oley). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Oley or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/