They established a forge and built a large home just west of the Manatawny Creek.

[citation needed] Pottsgrove grew, and in 1815 it was incorporated under the name Pottstown, becoming the second borough in Pennsylvania, after Norristown.

The extension of the railroad to Mount Carbon in 1842 facilitated the movement of raw materials and finished goods that helped Pottstown's economy grow.

Pottstown's metal production grew; steel from the borough was used in the Panama Canal and Golden Gate Bridge.

[5] Pottstown has a city manager form of government with a mayor and a seven-member borough council.

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

Temperatures average a little higher than the closest official weather station serving Reading from Bern Township, Berks County due to the difference in latitude and elevation.

The U.S. Route 422 freeway passes to the south of Pottstown and heads east to King of Prussia and Philadelphia and west to Reading.

Pennsylvania Route 100 runs north–south through the Pottstown area, heading south to West Chester and north to Allentown.

Pennsylvania Route 724 runs along the south bank of the Schuylkill River in Chester County.

PART operates five routes Monday through Saturday out of the Charles W. Dickinson Transportation Center in downtown Pottstown along with a paratransit service for disabled people.

[20] Amtrak Thruway bus service operated by Krapf Coaches connects Pottstown with the BARTA Transportation Center in Reading and 30th Street Station in Philadelphia; the bus stops on Hanover Street near the Charles W. Dickinson Transportation Center.

Passenger train service between Reading/Pottstown and Philadelphia was operated by Conrail under the auspices of SEPTA until July 29, 1981, when all non-electrified routes were terminated.

Norfolk Southern Railway provides freight rail service to Pottstown along the Harrisburg Line.

[22] PCTV also covers local high school sports such as football, basketball, swimming or baseball.

On November 1, 2013, the station began a traditional Christian music format of religious hymns and songs.