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Welcome to Wyomissing ...

Wyomissing is located in Berks County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Wyomissing, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wyomissing has a population of 10,624 people<3> (see below for details).

Wyomissing is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Wyomissing ...

Official Website:   www.wyomissingpa.org/

Junior League:   www.JLReading.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wyomissing had an population of 10,624 people. This is an increase of 1.56% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 23.72% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wyomissing had a population of 10,461 people. This makes Wyomissing the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Wyomissing represents 0.08% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 66th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 10,461 people, the population of Wyomissing increased 21.82% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 8,587 people).

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

Communities near Wyomissing ...

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

  • Pottstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Ephrata
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • New Holland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Birdsboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kutztown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <5>
  • Hamburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Fleetwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleetwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
  • 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.<2> 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 <5>
  • Akron
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
  • Denver
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
    • Denver is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <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 Wyomissing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wyomissing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wyomissing ...

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

Adding Wyomissing to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wyomissing post office opened in 1899.

We also found Wyomissing on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wyomissing.

The official website for Wyomissing: www.wyomissingpa.org/

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Berks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Wyomissing.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wyomissing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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