Welcome to Robesonia ...

Robesonia is located in Berks County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Robesonia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Robesonia has a population of 2,063 people<2> (see below for details).

Robesonia is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The ZIP code for Robesonia: 19551<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Robesonia had an population of 2,063 people. This is an increase of 0.1% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Robesonia had a population of 2,061 people. This makes Robesonia the county's 18th most populous community.

The population of Robesonia represents 0.02% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 425th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,061 people, the population of Robesonia increased 1.23% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,036 people).

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

Communities near Robesonia ...

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

• Reading
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Lebanon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <5>
• Ephrata
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephrata
  • Ephrata is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephrata <5>
• Wyomissing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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>
• Lititz
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lititz
  • Lititz is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lititz <5>
• New Holland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <5>
• Shillington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Birdsboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsboro
  • Birdsboro is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birdsboro <5>
• Schuylkill Haven
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schuylkill Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuylkill Haven
  • Schuylkill Haven is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schuylkill Haven <5>
• Manheim
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manheim
  • Manheim is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manheim <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 Robesonia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Robesonia.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Robesonia ...

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

Adding Robesonia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Robesonia 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 Robesonia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Robesonia post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Robesonia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Robesonia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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