Limekiln Pennsylvania Map

About Limekiln, Pennsylvania

Limekiln is a locality in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Limekiln is located at 40.3434°N, 75.8050°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 19535.

Limekiln breathes a quiet, earthy scent, a mixture of damp soil and distant woodsmoke that hangs heavy in the humid summer air. It lies 6.4 miles east of Reading, PA (from Reading, PA: bearing 85°T), and is situated 8.5 miles east of Wyomissing. The land here rolls with a gentle, persistent undulation, not the dramatic peaks of distant mountains, but the patient sculpting of eons. Fields of corn, their stalks reaching skyward like green prayers, give way to stands of oak and maple, their leaves rustling with secrets that the wind carries from the Schuylkill River, a silver ribbon that whispers its way through the valleys. The light at dusk, when it falls, is a softened amber, bleeding across the western sky and painting the broad leaves of the trees with a fleeting, burnished glow. The history of Limekiln is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring character of its people and the quiet industry that has always sustained it. Once, the very name spoke of kilns firing limestone, a vital component for building and agriculture, a testament to the earth's bounty. Now, the economy is a more varied tapestry, with small farms still dotting the landscape, their weathered barns like stoic sentinels against the changing times, alongside a scattering of small businesses that serve the immediate needs of the residents. There's a sense of continuity here, a deep-rooted connection to the land that has shaped the pace of life in Limekiln, a deliberate unhurriedness that allows for the observation of small wonders, like the persistent buzz of cicadas on a hot afternoon or the way the shadows lengthen across the fields as day surrenders to night.

About This Limekiln Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Limekiln, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.343418, -75.805048. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Limekiln and Berks County.

Detailed location data for Limekiln includes the ZIP code (19535), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Berks County (Reading), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Limekiln is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.