[3] It was home to the Fleetwood Metal Body company, an automobile coachbuilder purchased by Fisher Body and integrated into General Motors in 1931.

[4] Fleetwood is located northeast of the center of Berks County at 40°27′17″N 75°49′8″W / 40.45472°N 75.81889°W / 40.45472; -75.81889 (40.454793, -75.818821).

[3] As of the census of 2010,[9] there were 4,085 people, 1,662 households, and 1,134 families residing in the borough.

There are several farms in the area belonging to the Old Order Mennonite community and a meetinghouse is located near Fleetwood.

By Park Road it is 12 miles (19 km) southwest to Reading.

Berks Area Regional Transportation Authority (BARTA) provides bus service to Fleetwood along Route 22, which provides a route for workers to the East Penn Manufacturing Company plant in Lyons.