Pottstown, Pennsylvania

Pottstown
Pottstown
Borough
	Borough of Pottstown
	High Street in Pottstown, June 2020
	Flag Seal
	Location of Pottstown in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
	Pottstown Location of Pottstown in Pennsylvania Pottstown Pottstown (the United States)
	Coordinates: 40°14′59″N 75°38′25″W / 40.24972°N 75.64028°W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Montgomery
Founded	1752
Incorporated	February 6, 1815
Government
• Type	Council-manager
• Mayor	Stephanie A. Henrick
Area
• Total	4.94 sq mi (12.79 km2)
• Land	4.85 sq mi (12.57 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.22 km2)
Elevation	203 ft (62 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	23,433
• Density	4,829.55/sq mi (1,864.88/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	19464-19465
Area codes	610 and 484
FIPS code	42-62416
Website	http://www.pottstown.org

Pottstown is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Pottstown was laid out in 1752–53 and named Pottsgrove in honor of its founder, John Potts. The old name was abandoned at the time of the incorporation as a borough in 1815. In 1888, the limits of the borough were considerably extended. Pottstown is the center of a productive farming and dairying region.

Pottstown is located on the Schuylkill River. It is 29.1 miles (46.8 km) south of Allentown and 40.4 miles (65.0 km) northwest of Philadelphia. It is generally considered part of the Delaware Valley or Philadelphia metropolitan area.

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[TigerWebMapServer-1] "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2022.

[USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly-2] "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.

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