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Country
  
United States

County
  
Berks

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

Elevation
  
135 m

Area code
  
Area codes 610 and 484

State
  
Pennsylvania

Township
  
Oley

GNIS feature ID
  
1198264

Zip code
  
19547

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Oley (also called Friedensburg) is a census-designated place (CDP) in northern Oley Township, Berks County, United States, located along Routes 73 and 662. The entire township is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Map of Oley, PA 19547, USA

The Little Manatawny Creek flows SE through Oley into the Manatawny Creek, a tributary of the Schuylkill River. Berks Career and Technology Center has a campus in Oley serving eastern Berks County. Oley Valley High School and Reading Motorcycle Club are also located in Oley. The zip code of Oley is 19547. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,282 residents.

History

A post office called Oley Furnace was established in 1828, and renamed Oley in 1836. The community took its name from Oley Township.

References

Oley, Pennsylvania Wikipedia