Welcome to Shoemakersville ...

Shoemakersville is located in Berks County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shoemakersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Shoemakersville has a population of 1,386 people<3> (see below for details).

Shoemakersville is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Shoemakersville had an population of 1,386 people. This is an increase of 0.58% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 34.75% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Shoemakersville had a population of 1,378 people. This makes Shoemakersville the county's 21st most populous community.

The population of Shoemakersville represents 0.01% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 522nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,378 people, the population of Shoemakersville decreased 35.12% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,124 people).

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

Communities near Shoemakersville ...

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

• Reading
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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  • Reading is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <5>
• Pottsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
  • Pottsville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsville <5>
• Wyomissing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Tamaqua
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaqua
  • Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaqua <5>
• Shillington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • 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 southeast)
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  • 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Kutztown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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  • Kutztown is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kutztown <5>
• West Reading
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Reading have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Reading
  • West Reading is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Reading <5>
• Sinking Spring
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
  • Sinking Spring is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinking Spring <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 Shoemakersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shoemakersville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shoemakersville ...

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

Adding Shoemakersville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Shoemakersville post office opened in 1833.

We also found Shoemakersville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shoemakersville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shoemakersville. 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 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/