Berks

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Pennsylvania

Berks is a major-metro county in Pennsylvania with 49 ZIP codes, 410,438 people, and upper-quartile household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Berks, PA sits among US counties with an upper-quartile household income, on a major-metro county population base, across a wide multi-ZIP mosaic.

Top 15%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
410,438
combined ZIP population
49
USPS ZIP codes covered
$86,166
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Berks lands in the national county income distribution as upper-quartile household income on major-metro county footing (FIPS 42011, 49 ZIPs, combined population 410,438). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

High-income counties with wide ZIP mosaics hide sharp internal gradients. The densest ZIP here is 19606 (Reading) with 34,416 residents - open it beside a thin rural code from the table before treating the county mean as uniform. HUD Fair Market Rents and FBI county tables attach to FIPS 42011, so scorecards stay county-keyed while household income stays ZIP-keyed.

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49

Total ZIPs

410,438

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Berks

Side-by-side: Compare 19606 vs 19601 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
19606 Reading 34,416 483
19601 Reading 32,998 3,420
19604 Reading 27,658 4,883
19608 Reading 22,719 342
19607 Reading 22,544 778
19605 Reading 18,985 438
19602 Reading 17,900 2,794
19512 Boyertown 16,954 151
19530 Kutztown 16,432 114
19508 Birdsboro 15,725 160
19610 Reading 15,258 838
19518 Douglassville 14,734 157
19522 Fleetwood 14,229 122
19540 Mohnton 11,723 133
19526 Hamburg 11,039 74
19611 Reading 10,589 2,020
19609 Reading 9,946 1,548
19565 Wernersville 8,531 173
19560 Temple 7,805 371
19533 Leesport 7,686 166
19510 Blandon 7,639 528
19506 Bernville 7,356 42
19543 Morgantown 5,905 103
19567 Womelsdorf 5,388 92
19551 Robesonia 5,034 78
19504 Barto 4,998 86
19539 Mertztown 4,597 80
19541 Mohrsville 4,403 76
19547 Oley 4,222 57
19555 Shoemakersville 3,406 96
19507 Bethel 3,280 34
19505 Bechtelsville 3,226 141
19529 Kempton 3,131 21
19562 Topton 2,622 996
19534 Lenhartsville 2,041 39
19503 Bally 1,142 296
18056 Hereford 943 217
19550 Rehrersburg 641 154
19536 Lyon Station 490 490
19545 New Berlinville 428 372
19554 Shartlesville 374 323
19559 Strausstown 362 495
19523 Geigertown 250 68
19511 Bowers 215 265
19544 Mount Aetna 196 475
19519 Earlville 101 323
19564 Virginville 90 168
19538 Maxatawny 64 51
19535 Limekiln 23 193

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Berks?

Berks has a total population of 410,438 across 49 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Berks?

Berks includes 49 ZIP codes: 19606, 19601, 19604, 19608, 19607, 19605, 19602, 19512, 19530, 19508, and more.

Berks's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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