Bethel, Berks County, Pennsylvania

Bethel, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Post Office
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Coordinates: 40°28′28″N 76°17′29″W / 40.47444°N 76.29139°W / 40.47444; -76.29139
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Berks
Township	Bethel
Elevation	568 ft (173 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	499
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	19507
Area code	717
GNIS feature ID	1169353[1]

Bethel is a census-designated place^[2] in Bethel Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located at the junction of Interstate 78/U.S. Route 22 and Pennsylvania Route 501. It is in the Susquehanna watershed and drained southward into the Little Swatara Creek. Its area code is 717.^[3] As of the 2010 census, the population was 499.^[4] Bethel was the original location that Cabela's was going to build their new location before they decided to build it in Hamburg. It is the home to the international headquarters of the Assemblies of Yahweh, to several small town business shops, and to a large distribution center for Dollar General and PetSmart, which can be seen while driving down Interstate 78. The village was formerly known as "Millersburg."^{[citation needed]}