Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania

Gilbertsville
Gilbertsville, E. Philadelphia Ave.
Gilbertsville
Location of Gilbertsville in Pennsylvania
Gilbertsville
Gilbertsville (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°19′09″N 75°36′51″W / 40.31917°N 75.61417°W / 40.31917; -75.61417
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyMontgomery
TownshipDouglass
New Hanover
Area
 • Total
3.35 sq mi (8.68 km2)
 • Land3.35 sq mi (8.67 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
338 ft (103 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
5,508
 • Density1,644.6/sq mi (634.97/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
19525
Area codes610 and 484
FIPS code42-29096

Gilbertsville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Douglass Township in northwestern Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located at the junction of Routes 73 and 100. The population was 5,508 at the 2020 United States Census, and the ZIP code is 19525. The name is also applied to an indeterminate adjacent section of New Hanover Township served by the Gilbertsville Post Office, located in Gilbertsville. Boyertown Area School District provides public education to Gilbertsville. Gilbertsville is considered a exurb of Philadelphia, the nation's sixth-largest city, and is located to the city's northwest.