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Lincoln Park’s post office opened in 1929

Most of Lincoln Park was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1963. Below: maps from 1944 on.

1929first post office
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How Lincoln Park began

When was Lincoln Park founded?

1929

The Lincoln Park post office opened in 1929, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 1,73697 years
Founding year: the first Lincoln Park post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Lincoln Park’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Lincoln Park are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Lincoln Park’s homes were built before 1963.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lincoln Park’s history is told.

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The story so far

Lincoln Park, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lincoln Park yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Lincoln Park is a census-designated place in Spring and Cumru Townships in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located between the community of West Wyomissing and the borough of Shillington. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,615 residents.

Its first post office opened in 1929. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,615 to 1,736 (+7%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Lincoln Park on the map, 1944 to 1999

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lincoln Park. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Lincoln Park on the 1944 USGS mapLincoln Park on the 1956 USGS mapLincoln Park on the 1968 USGS mapLincoln Park on the 1974 USGS mapLincoln Park on the 1983 USGS mapLincoln Park on the 1999 USGS map1944Reading sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Lincoln Park.

Famous people

Famous people close to Lincoln Park

Nobody well known was born in Lincoln Park itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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John UpdikeAmerican novelist, poet · b. 1932
Wallace StevensAmerican poet · b. 1879
Chad HurleyAmerican businessman, co-founder of YouTube · b. 1977
John BarrassoAmerican physician and politician · b. 1952
Spencer Fullerton BairdAmerican naturalist, ornithologist, ichthyologi… · b. 1823
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Austin SwiftAmerican actor · b. 1992
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

West WyomissingIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWyomissingIts storyB+Cumru Township2 historic placesBSpring Township1 historic placeB−

Questions about Lincoln Park’s history

What year was Lincoln Park founded?

The Lincoln Park post office opened in 1929, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.