Map of Adamstown borough, Pennsylvania

Adamstown (Pennsylvania Dutch: Adamschteddel) is a borough in Lancaster County and Berks County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The population was 1,789 at the 2010 census. Of this, 1,772 were in Lancaster County and only 17 were in Berks County.

Adamstown borough overview:
Name:	Adamstown borough
LSAD Code:	21
LSAD Description:	borough (suffix)
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Berks County, Lancaster County
Elevation:	568 ft (173 m)
Total Area:	1.39 sq mi (3.59 km²)
Land Area:	1.38 sq mi (3.57 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km²)
Total Population:	1,938
Population Density:	1,404.35/sq mi (542.33/km²)
ZIP code:	19501
Area code:	717
FIPS code:	4200364
Website:	adamstownborough.org

Online Interactive Map

Adamstown online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Adamstown location map. Where is Adamstown borough?

Adamstown location on the U.S. Map. Where is Adamstown borough. — Adamstown location on the U.S. Map.

Adamstown location on the Pennsylvania map. Where is Adamstown borough. — Location of Adamstown in Pennsylvania.

History

Adamstown was initially founded on July 4, 1761, by William Addams on the site of a former village of Native Americans, and Addams named the community Addamsburry. The community was incorporated as a borough on April 2, 1850.

The town promotes itself as the antiques capital of the United States because it attracts many antiques dealers and collectors. Adamstown is home to the Stoudt’s Brewery, Pennsylvania’s first microbrewery, which was established here in 1987. The town is also home to the US’s oldest hat manufacturer, the Bollman Hat Company, which was established in 1868.

The Kagerise Store and House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Adamstown Road Map

Adamstown city Satellite Map

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km), all land.