Welcome to West Hamburg ...

West Hamburg is located in Berks County<1>.

The location of West Hamburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Hamburg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

A typical abbreviation for West Hamburg: W. Hamburg

West Hamburg is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near West Hamburg ...

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

• Reading
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Pottsville
  (13 miles [20.9 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 <4>
• Wyomissing
  (15 miles [24.1 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 <4>
• Tamaqua
  (16 miles [25.7 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 <4>
• Shillington
  (16 miles [25.7 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 <4>
• Schuylkill Haven
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schuylkill Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Kutztown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kutztown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• West Reading
  (15 miles [24.1 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 <4>
• Minersville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Sinking Spring
  (15 miles [24.1 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 <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 West Hamburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Hamburg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Hamburg ...

Looking for more information about West Hamburg? 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 West Hamburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Hamburg.

Adding West Hamburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Hamburg 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 West Hamburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Hamburg post office opened in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Hamburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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