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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania

Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
Borough
Main Street in Fleetwood
Main Street in Fleetwood
Fleetwood is located in Pennsylvania
Fleetwood
Fleetwood
Location of Fleetwood in Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°27′17″N 75°49′08″W / 40.45472°N 75.81889°W / 40.45472; -75.81889Coordinates: 40°27′17″N 75°49′08″W / 40.45472°N 75.81889°W / 40.45472; -75.81889
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Berks
Area
 • Total 2.68 sq mi (6.9 km2)
 • Land 2.67 sq mi (6.9 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation 433 ft (132 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 4,085
 • Density 1,500/sq mi (590/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 19522
Area code(s) 610 Exchange: 944
Website www.fleetwoodboro.com

Fleetwood, also called in Deitsch, is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,085 at the 2010 census. It was home to the Fleetwood Metal Body company, an automobile coachbuilder purchased by Fisher Body and integrated into General Motors in 1931. The name lived on in the Cadillac Fleetwood automobile.

The First National Bank in Fleetwood was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Fleetwood is located northeast of the center of Berks County at 40°27′17″N 75°49′8″W / 40.45472°N 75.81889°W / 40.45472; -75.81889 (40.454793, -75.818821). It is bordered on the east, west, and north by Richmond Township and on its short southern edge by Ruscombmanor Township.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.7 km2), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km2), or 0.47%, is water.


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