| ZIP Codes: | 53 ZIP Codes (37 Standard, 16 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 223 / 484 / 610 / 717 / 835 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:30 PM |
| Population: | 430,508 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 42011 |
| CBSA: | Reading, PA |
| Land Area: | 852 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 9 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 40.4025, -75.8959 |
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430,508 residents live across 53 ZIPs covering 852 sq mi, served by 42 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 411,586 to 430,332 from 2014 to 2024 — a +4.6% change. 33 ZIPs gained residents, 15 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 19510 (Blandon, $117,719 median) and poorest ZIP 19602 (Reading, $34,582) are 8.6 miles apart — a 3.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 4.2× across this county — from $92,700 in 18056 (Hereford) to $388,300 in 19504 (Barto).
Density varies 204× across the county — from 58 people/sq mi in 19529 (Kempton) to 11,811 in 19604 (Reading).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.6% bachelor's+ in 19604 (Reading) to 54.5% in 19610 (Reading) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Pennsylvania, this is the #9 most populous of 67 counties and ranks #11 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $81,801 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
28.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (82,396 of 294,797 reporting). The most-educated ZIPs cluster around Reading.
37 Standard delivery, 16 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
Median household income spans 3.4× between the wealthiest and poorest ZIPs — a sign of significant intra-county inequality.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19601 | Reading | Standard | 36,479 | $40,973 | 4.1 | 7.6% |
| 19606 | Reading | Standard | 35,853 | $85,557 | 27.5 | 3.1% |
| 19604 | Reading | Standard | 30,124 | $52,905 | 2.6 | 14.9% |
| 19608 | Reading | Standard | 24,178 | $110,173 | 26.0 | 9.7% |
| 19607 | Reading | Standard | 24,045 | $81,346 | 11.4 | 7.3% |
| 19605 | Reading | Standard | 21,419 | $92,648 | 17.8 | 11.1% |
| 19602 | Reading | Standard | 18,495 | $34,582 | 2.0 | 3.6% |
| 19518 | Douglassville | Standard | 16,805 | $114,181 | 34.1 | 13.1% |
| 19610 | Reading | Standard | 16,581 | $87,374 | 7.1 | 4.9% |
| 19512 | Boyertown | Standard | 15,794 | $79,885 | 43.3 | -8.3% |
| 19530 | Kutztown | Standard | 15,573 | $71,554 | 55.2 | -4.0% |
| 19508 | Birdsboro | Standard | 14,871 | $84,826 | 44.1 | -7.0% |
| 19522 | Fleetwood | Standard | 14,127 | $97,507 | 46.9 | -4.8% |
| 19540 | Mohnton | Standard | 11,957 | $100,000 | 36.5 | 2.7% |
| 19526 | Hamburg | Standard | 11,581 | $69,483 | 56.1 | 1.2% |
| 19611 | Reading | Standard | 10,986 | $63,331 | 2.0 | 2.5% |
| 19609 | Reading | Standard | 9,874 | $82,576 | 2.4 | 2.7% |
| 19565 | Wernersville | Standard | 9,302 | $96,325 | 18.8 | 4.1% |
| 19560 | Temple | Standard | 9,137 | $80,769 | 9.6 | 17.0% |
| 19533 | Leesport | Standard | 8,648 | $105,179 | 18.1 | 4.1% |
| 19510 | Blandon | Standard | 8,010 | $117,719 | 5.2 | 6.9% |
| 19506 | Bernville | Standard | 7,108 | $106,422 | 64.7 | 2.8% |
| 19543 | Morgantown | Standard | 6,401 | $112,750 | 21.4 | 9.8% |
| 19567 | Womelsdorf | Standard | 6,057 | $91,458 | 24.1 | 16.3% |
| 19504 | Barto | Standard | 5,335 | $98,859 | 23.6 | -3.8% |
| 19551 | Robesonia | Standard | 4,778 | $90,504 | 25.6 | -3.6% |
| 19547 | Oley | Standard | 4,579 | $89,948 | 29.6 | 0.7% |
| 19541 | Mohrsville | Standard | 4,367 | $107,625 | 21.9 | 14.0% |
| 19539 | Mertztown | Standard | 3,823 | $107,656 | 21.6 | -16.6% |
| 19555 | Shoemakersville | Standard | 3,577 | $89,583 | 15.2 | 5.9% |
| 19507 | Bethel | Standard | 3,563 | $93,177 | 42.1 | -5.9% |
| 19505 | Bechtelsville | Standard | 3,135 | $95,500 | 7.7 | 18.3% |
| 19529 | Kempton | Standard | 3,109 | $94,286 | 53.8 | -7.4% |
| 19562 | Topton | Standard | 2,947 | $80,407 | 1.2 | 8.4% |
| 19534 | Lenhartsville | Standard | 1,970 | $80,357 | 25.1 | 3.6% |
| 18056 | Hereford | Standard | 1,489 | $104,844 | 1.1 | 105.9% |
| 19503 | Bally | Standard | 1,149 | $77,411 | 1.6 | -17.2% |
| 19545 | New Berlinville | PO Box | 868 | $90,188 | 0.0 | 98.2% |
| 19550 | Rehrersburg | PO Box | 488 | $58,958 | 0.0 | -33.5% |
| 19536 | Lyon Station | PO Box | 466 | $55,347 | 0.6 | -2.7% |
| 19554 | Shartlesville | PO Box | 338 | $81,850 | 0.6 | 14.6% |
| 19559 | Strausstown | PO Box | 302 | $100,227 | 0.0 | 17.5% |
| 19564 | Virginville | PO Box | 265 | $101,571 | 0.0 | 227.2% |
| 19544 | Mount Aetna | PO Box | 199 | $106,563 | 0.0 | 30.1% |
| 19516 | Centerport | PO Box | 176 | $83,000 | 0.0 | — |
| 19538 | Maxatawny | PO Box | 64 | $48,884 | 0.1 | 113.3% |
| 19535 | Limekiln | PO Box | 42 | — | 0.0 | -8.7% |
| 19523 | Geigertown | PO Box | 41 | — | 0.0 | -80.8% |
| 19511 | Bowers | PO Box | 33 | $50,357 | 0.0 | -80.4% |
| 19548 | Pine Forge | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 19519 | Earlville | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 19603 | Reading | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 19612 | Reading | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |