Berne, Pennsylvania
Berne, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Berne Location within Pennsylvania  Berne Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°31′26″N 76°00′06″W / 40.52389°N 76.00167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Berks |
| Township | Tilden |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 19526 |
| Area codes | 610 & 484 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1192125[1] |
Berne is an unincorporated community in northern Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is approximately three miles outside Hamburg and is served by the Hamburg Area School District. Berne sits near the Schuylkill River, south of Blue Mountain, in southeastern Tilden Township.
History
A post office called Berne was established in 1878, and remained in operation until 1954.[2] The community was named after Bern, in Switzerland.[3]
References
- ↑ "Berne". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
- ↑ "Berks County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Some peculiar post office names in Berks". Reading Eagle. November 27, 1910. p. 11. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
