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Landis Store is a village in District Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is drained by the West Branch Perkiomen Creek into the Perkiomen Creek in the Green Lane Reservoir. It is split between the Alburtis zip code of 18011, the Barto zip code of 19504, and the Boyertown zip code of 19512.

It is approximately 10 minutes from Bally and 15 minutes away from Boyertown. It sits at the intersections of Forgedale, Conrad, Baldy Hill, Landis Store, and Oysterdale Roads. The village is surrounded by the Oley Hills with its peaceful forest and narrow streams.

Some near by attractions include Bally Springs Inn and Bear Creek Mountain Resort.

History

The community derived its name from Samuel Landis, who once kept a store and tavern there. A post office was established at Landis' Store in 1853, and remained in operation until 1956. The post office first opened in Samuel Landis's general store.

References

1. Moser, Nick (May 5, 1956). "District Township". Reading Eagle. p. 44. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
2. "Berks County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
3. Elliott, Karen Jane (2000). Taste of Pennsylvania History. John F. Blair, Publisher. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-89587-470-2.

v t e Places adjacent to Landis Store, Pennsylvania
Fredericksville, Rockland Township Henningsville Huffs Church Landis Store Pikeville Hill Church Dale, Bally, Barto

v t e Municipalities and communities of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Reading
City	Reading
Boroughs	Adamstown‡ Bally Bechtelsville Bernville Birdsboro Boyertown Centerport Fleetwood Hamburg Kenhorst Kutztown Laureldale Leesport Lenhartsville Lyons Mohnton Mount Penn New Morgan Robesonia St. Lawrence Shillington Shoemakersville Sinking Spring Topton Wernersville West Reading Womelsdorf Wyomissing
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CDPs	Alleghenyville Alsace Manor Amity Gardens Baumstown Bethel Blandon Bowers Colony Park Dauberville Douglassville Dryville Edenburg Flying Hills Fox Chase Frystown Gibraltar Gouglersville Greenfields Grill Hereford Hyde Park Jacksonwald Kempton Kutztown University Lincoln Park Lorane Maxatawny Mertztown Mohrsville Montrose Manor Morgantown‡ Mount Aetna Muhlenberg Park New Berlinville New Jerusalem New Schaefferstown Oley Penn State Berks Pennside Pennwyn Rehrersburg Reiffton Riverview Park Schubert Shartlesville South Temple Spring Ridge Springmont Stony Creek Mills Stouchsburg Strausstown Temple Virginville Walnuttown West Hamburg West Lawn West Wyomissing Whitfield
Other communities	Albany Amityville Barto Basket Beckersville Berne Boyers Junction Breezy Corner Brownsville Cacoosing Chapel‡ Clayton Dale Earlville Dreibelbis Eagle Point Eckville Eshbach Evansville Five Points Fredericksville Fritztown Geigertown Greenawald Green Hills Grimville Hancock Harlem Henningsville Hinterleiter Host Huffs Church Jalappa Joanna Joanna Heights Kempville Kirbyville Klinesville Knauers Krumsville Kulptown Landis Store Leinbachs Limekiln Lobachsville Longswamp Maiden Creek Manatawny Maple Grove Molltown Monocacy Station Montello Monterey Morysville Moselem Moselem Springs New Hensingersville Pikeville Pine Forge Pleasant Valley Pleasantville Plowville Pricetown Quaker City Rittenhouse Gap Sally Ann Scarlets Mill Seisholtzville State Hill Stony Run Trexler Tuckerton Unionville Vinemont Weavertown Windsor Castle Wintersville Woodchoppertown Wyomissing Hills Yellow House
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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