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Bethel, Berks County, Pennsylvania

Bethel, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Post Office
Post Office
Bethel is located in Pennsylvania
Bethel
Bethel
Bethel is located in the United States
Bethel
Bethel
Coordinates: 40°28′28″N 76°17′29″W / 40.47444°N 76.29139°W / 40.47444; -76.29139
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBerks
TownshipBethel
Elevation
568 ft (173 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total499
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
19507
Area code717
GNIS feature ID1169353[1]

Bethel is a census-designated place[2] in Bethel Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located at the junction of Interstate 78/U.S. Route 22 and Pennsylvania Route 501. It is in the Susquehanna watershed and drained southward into the Little Swatara Creek. Its area code is 717.[3] As of the 2010 census, the population was 499.[4] Bethel was the original location that Cabela's was going to build their new location before they decided to build it in Hamburg. It is the home to the international headquarters of the Assemblies of Yahweh, to several small town business shops, and to a large distribution center for Dollar General and PetSmart, which can be seen while driving down Interstate 78. The village was formerly known as "Millersburg."[citation needed]

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  1. ^ "Bethel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "2010 Census". Archived from the original on December 23, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  3. ^ "AmericanTowns.com: Online Local Community Network - Connecting The Community Is What We Do Best". www.americantowns.com. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  4. ^ Bureau, US Census. "Census.gov". Census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)