Pottstown is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Pottstown was laid out in 1752–53 and named Pottsgrove in honor of its founder, John Potts. The old name was abandoned at the time of the incorporation as a borough in 1815. In 1888, the limits of the borough were considerably extended. Pottstown is the center of a productive farming and dairying region. As of the 2020 census, Pottstown had a population of 23,433.
Mid-Atlantic
Pottstown
Chester County, PA
Population
23,356
Walk Score
86 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$1,154
Median home value
$157,700
Founded
1752
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Coventryville Historic District · listed 1978
- Fricks Locks Historic District · listed 2003
- High Street Historic District · listed 1992
- Old Pottstown Historic District · listed 1985
- Old Pottstown Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1991
Notable landmarks
- Antes, Henry, House · listed 1975
- Grubb Mansion · listed 1991
- Jefferson Elementary School · listed 2003
- Meyerhoff, Son and Company Building · listed 2017
- Pottsgrove Mansion · listed 1974
- Pottstown Roller Mill · listed 1974
- Reading Railroad Pottstown Station · listed 1984
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