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623:Mount Penn
598:Laureldale
573:Centerport
364:References
321:Boundaries
315:interurban
269:feature ID
195:Population
181:Muhlenberg
116:75°54′00″W
113:40°24′00″N
1640:Footnotes
1591:Tuckerton
1581:Stony Run
1561:Sally Ann
1546:Pricetown
1541:Plowville
1521:Pikeville
1471:Manatawny
1461:Longswamp
1446:Leinbachs
1411:Kempville
1361:Grimville
1341:Fritztown
1301:Earlville
1280:Cacoosing
1215:Whitfield
1205:West Lawn
1064:Mertztown
1059:Maxatawny
1029:Hyde Park
1004:Gibraltar
994:Fox Chase
944:Baumstown
811:Maxatawny
786:Longswamp
781:Jefferson
766:Greenwich
721:Brecknock
688:Townships
633:Robesonia
578:Fleetwood
568:Boyertown
563:Birdsboro
558:Bernville
542:Adamstown
209:Time zone
187:Elevation
1601:Vinemont
1496:Monterey
1491:Montello
1481:Molltown
1451:Limekiln
1436:Kulptown
1316:Eckville
1145:Schubert
1135:Reiffton
1120:Pennside
1024:Hereford
999:Frystown
984:Edenburg
979:Dryville
861:Rockland
851:Richmond
776:Hereford
751:Douglass
746:District
603:Leesport
593:Kutztown
588:Kenhorst
534:Boroughs
344:Bungalow
331:ZIP code
243:ZIP code
176:Township
1586:Trexler
1506:Moselem
1426:Knauers
1396:Jalappa
1366:Hancock
1321:Eshbach
1291:Clayton
1125:Pennwyn
1039:Kempton
954:Blandon
911:Windsor
856:Robeson
618:Mohnton
583:Hamburg
513:Reading
495:Reading
337:History
299:Reading
272:1188114
142:Country
1401:Joanna
1371:Harlem
1285:Chapel
1250:Basket
1235:Albany
1185:Temple
1054:Lorane
959:Bowers
949:Bethel
881:Tilden
876:Spring
806:Marion
761:Exeter
731:Centre
716:Bethel
701:Alsace
696:Albany
658:Topton
164:County
1260:Berne
1245:Barto
1225:Other
1019:Grill
891:Union
841:Perry
741:Cumru
706:Amity
613:Lyons
548:Bally
355:Today
281:is a
248:19560
237:(EDT)
235:UTC-4
214:UTC-5
203:1,424
169:Berks
152:State
1386:Host
1296:Dale
1110:Oley
921:CDPs
846:Pike
836:Penn
826:Oley
756:Earl
711:Bern
505:City
267:GNIS
285:in
228:DST
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