Welcome to Pottstown Landing ...

Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Pottstown Landing: Pottstown Lndg. (or less commonly used: Pottstown Lndng.)

Pottstown Landing is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Pottstown Landing: 610, 484 & 835<3>

Communities near Pottstown Landing ...

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

Reading
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reading is located in Berks County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 88,217 people
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Norristown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Norristown is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
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West Chester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- West Chester is located in Chester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
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Phoenixville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Phoenixville is located in Chester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
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Coatesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coatesville is located in Chester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
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Wyomissing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wyomissing is located in Berks County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
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Downingtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Downingtown is located in Chester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
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Souderton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Souderton is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,110 people
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Shillington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shillington is located in Berks County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,300 people
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Birdsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Birdsboro is located in Berks County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,128 people
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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 Pottstown Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pottstown Landing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pottstown Landing ...

Looking for more information about Pottstown Landing? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pottstown Landing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pottstown Landing.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Chester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pottstown Landing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 610 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 484 or 835. New phone numbers in the Pottstown Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 610, 484 or 835. As a result, placing a call in the Pottstown Landing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.