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is a community in Amity and Union Townships, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its ZIP Code is 19518.
Swedish pioneers were the first European settlers in present Berks County on land granted by William Penn in 1704-5. Morlatton Village, an early settlement which became part of what is now Douglassville, was Berks County's first settlement site along the Schuylkill River. The site included the Mouns Jones House, built by Swedish settlers in 1716, the oldest in Berks County. St. Gabriel's Church is the oldest church in Berks County and was incorporated in the year 1720.
Douglassville is situated along U.S. Route 422. Developments include the Amity Gardens subdivision, the West Ridge subdivision, the Briarwood subdivision, and the High Meadow subdivision. Douglassville also includes The Woods Edge subdivision along U.S. Route 562.