Welcome to Shillington ...

Shillington is located in Berks County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shillington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Shillington has a population of 5,313 people<2> (see below for details).

Shillington is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Shillington had an population of 5,313 people. This is an increase of 0.76% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.02% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Shillington had a population of 5,273 people. This makes Shillington the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Shillington represents 0.04% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 182nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,273 people, the population of Shillington increased 4.23% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,059 people).

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

Communities Also Named Shillington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Shillington - it's located in Ontario.

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

Communities near Shillington ...

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

• Pottstown
  (17 miles [27.4 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 <4>
• Ephrata
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• New Holland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Birdsboro
  (9 miles [14.5 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 <4>
• Kutztown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kutztown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Hamburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <4>
• Fleetwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleetwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
  • Fleetwood is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleetwood <4>
• Boyertown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyertown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyertown
  • Boyertown is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyertown <4>
• Akron
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,992 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <4>
• Laureldale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laureldale
  • Laureldale is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,896 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laureldale <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shillington ...

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

Adding Shillington to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Shillington post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shillington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shillington. 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/