Welcome to Strausstown ...

Strausstown is located in Berks County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Strausstown, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Strausstown had a population of 342 people.<2> (see below for details).

Strausstown is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The ZIP code for Strausstown: 19559<4>

Communities near Strausstown ...

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

• Reading
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Pottsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Shillington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Schuylkill Haven
  (9 miles [14.5 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>
• Hamburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Cornwall
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
  • Cornwall is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall <5>
• West Reading
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Reading have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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>
• Minersville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
  • Minersville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <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 Strausstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Strausstown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Strausstown ...

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

Adding Strausstown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Strausstown 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 Strausstown was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Strausstown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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