ShartlesvillePA
The town was settled in 1830 and has 387 residents today.
Is Shartlesville a good place to live?
Shartlesville’s average commute is 34 minutes, above both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). 33% of the land in Shartlesville is conserved, above both the Pennsylvania town median (8.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Shartlesville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
387 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Shartlesville: who provides what
Shartlesville is unincorporated, so Berks County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Shartlesville.
nearly a third of the land in Shartlesville is protected from building
One park or preserve covers 8 acres in Shartlesville.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Shartlesville Community Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Top of a low hazard risk in Shartlesville: inland flooding
Compared with four fifths of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Shartlesville is lower. FEMA puts three fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 12% to hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of Pennsylvania and the rest of the country, fewer of Shartlesville’s residents live below the poverty line
The top destinations are Tilden Township (7%), Maxatawny Township (6%) and Hamburg (5%). For half of commuters, work is under 18 miles away.
| Shartlesville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.8% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $81,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Shartlesville: four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 85° and January nights of 21°, with about 30 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Shartlesville is
For adults in Shartlesville, the share who had a checkup this year is 80%. The town beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. Two figures for adults in the town: 19% smoke cigarettes, 19% binge drink.
| Shartlesville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Shartlesville | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 88.3% | 85.3% |
| More smokers | 18.6% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hersheypark and 47 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Shartlesville. Close and well known come first.
33 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
in town Park & preserveRoadside America
30 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom33 mi Theme parkKnoebels Amusement Resort
33 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
34 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate WorldPhoto credits
Hersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Roadside America: Mark Fleisher, President and CEO of Aim Advertising in Lewisburg, PA,, Public domain · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hershey's Chocolate World: Phillyfan0419, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Shartlesville
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Shartlesville
About 0 of every 100 Shartlesville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
100% of working residents leave Shartlesville for work
Where Shartlesville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Shartlesville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Shartlesville, PA a good place to live?
Shartlesville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.