Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania

Exeter Township
Location of Exeter Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania (left) and of Berks County in Pennsylvania (right)
Exeter Township
Location of Exeter Township in Pennsylvania
Exeter Township
Exeter Township (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°18′48″N 75°51′12″W / 40.31333°N 75.85333°W / 40.31333; -75.85333
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBerks
Area
  Total
24.59 sq mi (63.69 km2)
  Land24.26 sq mi (62.83 km2)
  Water0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2)
Elevation
279 ft (85 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
25,500
  Estimate 
(2021)
25,483
  Density1,063.36/sq mi (410.57/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes610
Website

Exeter Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 25,500 as of the 2020 census, making it the third-most populous municipality in Berks County after the city of Reading and Spring Township. Daniel Boone Homestead is within its borders. This formerly rural township is now made up of mostly sprawl-oriented developments along U.S. Route 422 (Perkiomen Avenue) and Route 562 (St. Lawrence Avenue/Boyertown Pike).