Bechtelsville

Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania
Borough
Old Pennsylvania Route 100 in Bechtelsville
Location of Bechtelsville in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
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Coordinates: 40°22′12″N 75°37′43″W / 40.37000°N 75.62861°W / 40.37000; -75.62861Coordinates: 40°22′12″N 75°37′43″W / 40.37000°N 75.62861°W / 40.37000; -75.62861
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Berks
Area
• Total	0.51 sq mi (1.31 km2)
• Land	0.50 sq mi (1.31 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	404 ft (123 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	942
• Estimate (2016)	936
• Density	1,857.14/sq mi (716.60/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	19505
Area code(s)	610 and 484

Bechtelsville is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 942 at the 2010 census.

Bechtelsville is located at 40°22′12″N 75°37′43″W / 40.37000°N 75.62861°W / 40.37000; -75.62861 (40.370078, -75.628590).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.

As of the census of 2010, there were 942 people, 362 households, and 264 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,884 people per square mile (678.2/km²). There were 362 housing units at an average density of 224 per square mile (266.6/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.3% White, 0.2% African American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population.

There were 362 households, out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.5% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.60 and the average family size was 3.98.