Kempton, Pennsylvania

Census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States

40°37′30″N 75°51′12″W / 40.62500°N 75.85333°W / 40.62500; -75.85333CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountyBerksTownship AlbanyArea

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• Total0.80 sq mi (2.07 km²) • Land0.79 sq mi (2.05 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km²)Elevation

427 ft (130 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total159 • Density200.50/sq mi (77.39/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

19529

Area codes610 and 484FIPS code42-39224GNIS feature ID1178350^[3]

Kempton is a census-designated place^[4] in Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	159		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[5]

Description

Kempton is located at 40.625°N, 75.853°W at the junction of PA Route 737 and Kistler Valley Road. The community is approximately six miles north of the borough of Lenhartsville. As of the 2010 census, the population was 169 residents.^[6]

The Kempton Country Fair is held annually in Kempton in June, which features farm animals, farm tools, and vehicles. Tourist attractions in the Kempton area include the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, WK&S Railroad, Appalachian Trail, Kempton Hotel, and Kempton Community Center. The Community Center hosts the Pennsylvania Renewable Energy Festival annually during the fall.

Popular culture

A postcard of Kempton is featured in the opening introduction of the 1983 film, National Lampoon's Vacation.^[7]

Church in Kempton
New Bethel Union Church

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ "Kempton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "2010 Census". Archived from the original on December 23, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ https://www.census.gov/# ^{[not specific enough to verify]}
^ 0x6966 (July 12, 2009). "National Lampoon's Vacation (title sequence)". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)