| City: | Reading, Pennsylvania |
| County: | Berks County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:47:53 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 484 / 610 / 835 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 40.3357, -75.9272 |
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ZIP 19612 serves as a postal operations center within Reading, Pennsylvania. The address primarily supports the Reading Sorting & Distribution Center, one of the region's major mail processing facilities. With 436 PO Boxes concentrated in this location, the ZIP functions as an internal postal hub rather than a traditional residential community.
The facility operates along N 13th Street, where 139 delivery points include various departments and operational units within the distribution center. Building designations reflect the scope of postal operations here, from maintenance management to transportation operations. Two carrier routes serve the immediate area, though the ZIP's primary function remains mail processing and distribution for the broader Reading metropolitan region. This isn't a residential neighborhood but rather the operational backbone of Berks County's postal network.
The street network consists almost entirely of N 13th Street serving the USPS distribution center, with only a Smart Locker location as secondary infrastructure. This isn't a traditional neighborhood street grid but rather the address system for a major postal facility.
ZIP Code 19612 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 25 business establishments, employing about 4,110 people with an annual payroll of $268,271,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 849Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 25Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $59,697,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $268,271,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 4,110Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 19612 is located in Berks County, Pennsylvania, within the Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 39740) and Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 411,442 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 19612. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Reading, PASource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 39740Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 411,442Source: Census |
| MSA: | Reading, PA MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 06Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 860.47 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 4263624Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Reading city; PennsylvaniaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 19612 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.