Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 4 min5:32 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 17 min7:21 am – 4:39 pm
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People3,135 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 60.01,536 householdsMedian household income $95,500Median home value $302,000Median rent $1,148 a month78% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,090 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.0% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 1,697 employedMain industries: retail 32%, education and health care 15%, manufacturing 15%Average commute 23 minutes84% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Russian or other Slavic 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 22°F45 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month September4 in of snow a year, on about 2 days17 days above 90°F, 111 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Pottstown Limerick Ap station, 10 mi away; snow from Bechtelsville 1ene
Parks and public landsWashington Township Open Spacerecreation area · 1.6 miBally Community Parkpark · 2.1 miDaniel Boone Homesteadstate historic site · 10.6 mi · 538 acresFrench Creek State Parkstate park · 12.2 mi · 7,522 acresRuth Zimmerman Natural Areastate conservation land · 11.7 miHopewell Furnace National Historic Sitehistoric site · 13.6 mi · 849 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 16 Jan 199422 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 27 Dec 200845 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateBerks County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighStrong wind Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025249 of 365 days measured113 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 43, worst day 122main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Berks County monitors, PA
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription84% have cable, fibre or DSL5% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLazy K Campgroundserves 75 people from ground water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2025: arsenic, maximum contaminant level4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation422 ft129 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPottstown Hospital9.5 miPost officeBechtelsville Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBorough of Bechtelsville Town Hallunder a milePoliceBally Borough Police Department2.2 miFire stationEastern Berks Fire Department 97 - 3under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 elementaryElementaryBrookeside Montessori Schoolunder a mileElementaryWashington Elementary School1.7 miCollegeMontgomery County Community College - West Campus9.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLehigh Valley International Airport ABE21 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL40 miInterstateI-47611 miUS highwayUS 4229.6 miAmtrakPaoli, PA PAO24 miCoachDouglassville, PA (Klein Transportation Customer Parking Lot, off Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Behind Cooper Tire & Brake.)OurBus10 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 19505 ZIP area.
