Shartlesville, Pennsylvania
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Shartlesville, Pennsylvania is a small unincorporated community
in Upper Bern Township, located in upper Berks County. It is located just south of Interstate 78
and is served by the Hamburg Area School District
. It is home to the Shartlesville Hotel, which suffered major roof damage in February 2009 during a wind storm, which also knocked down a billboard
in Reading and blew off roof tiles of the Pagoda in eastern Reading.
The community is also the home of Roadside America
, a large community of miniature trains and villages, located off of Interstate 78
, that is open to the public. Just to the north of Shartlesville is located the Mountain Springs Arena, which hosts events including rodeos, concerts, horse shows, demolition derbies, and tractor pulls.
The village is located on the south side of Blue Mountain
and is drained by the Wolf Creek south into the Northkill Creek
, a tributary of the Tulpehocken Creek
. While the village has its own box post office with the zip code of 19554, outlying areas have the Bernville zip code of 19506 or the Hamburg zip code of 19526. http://www.uszip.com/zip/19554http://www.hipcodes.com/19506/
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Upper Bern Township, located in upper Berks County. It is located just south of Interstate 78
Interstate 78
Interstate 78 is an Interstate Highway in the Northeast United States, running 144 miles from Interstate 81 northeast of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, through Allentown, Pennsylvania, and western and northern New Jersey to the Holland Tunnel and Lower Manhattan in New York City.I-78 is a major road...
and is served by the Hamburg Area School District
Hamburg Area School District
The Hamburg Area School District is a public school district serving parts of Berks County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses the communities of Shoemakersville, Perry Twp, Windsor Twp, Hamburg, Tilden Twp, Upper Bern Twp, Strausstown, and Upper Tulpehocken. The district features two elementary schools,...
. It is home to the Shartlesville Hotel, which suffered major roof damage in February 2009 during a wind storm, which also knocked down a billboard
Billboard
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
in Reading and blew off roof tiles of the Pagoda in eastern Reading.
The community is also the home of Roadside America
Roadside America
Roadside America is an indoor miniature village and railway covering , created by Laurence Gieringer in 1935. It was first displayed to the public in the Rainbow Fire Company's building, and a separate exhibit was opened in Carsonia Park in 1938...
, a large community of miniature trains and villages, located off of Interstate 78
Interstate 78
Interstate 78 is an Interstate Highway in the Northeast United States, running 144 miles from Interstate 81 northeast of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, through Allentown, Pennsylvania, and western and northern New Jersey to the Holland Tunnel and Lower Manhattan in New York City.I-78 is a major road...
, that is open to the public. Just to the north of Shartlesville is located the Mountain Springs Arena, which hosts events including rodeos, concerts, horse shows, demolition derbies, and tractor pulls.
The village is located on the south side of Blue Mountain
Blue Mountain (Pennsylvania)
Blue Mountain is a ridge that forms the eastern edge of the Appalachian mountain range in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It cuts across the eastern half of the state from New Jersey to Maryland, providing a distinct boundary between a number of Pennsylvania's geographical and cultural regions...
and is drained by the Wolf Creek south into the Northkill Creek
Northkill Creek
Northkill Creek is a stream primarily located in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It feeds into Tulpehocken Creek and covers part of the Schuylkill River and Delaware River watersheds. Northkill Creek and its tributaries are high quality trout streams....
, a tributary of the Tulpehocken Creek
Tulpehocken Creek
Tulpehocken Creek may refer to:*Tulpehocken Creek , a tributary of the Wading River in New Jersey*Tulpehocken Creek , a tributary of the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania...
. While the village has its own box post office with the zip code of 19554, outlying areas have the Bernville zip code of 19506 or the Hamburg zip code of 19526. http://www.uszip.com/zip/19554http://www.hipcodes.com/19506/
External link
- Mountain Springs Arena http://www.mountainspringarena.com/