Local servicesHospitalPottstown Hospital8.3 miPost officeBoyertown Post Office2.7 miTown hallColebrookdale Township Building1.7 miPoliceEastern Berks Regional Police Department2.5 miFire stationEarl Township Volunteer Fire Company 1 Station 191.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryEarl Elementary School1.9 miCollegeMontgomery County Community College - West Campus7.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLehigh Valley International Airport ABE24 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL40 miInterstateI-17612 miUS highwayUS 4226.7 miAmtrakExton, PA EXT23 miCoachDouglassville, PA (Klein Transportation Customer Parking Lot, off Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Behind Cooper Tire & Brake.)OurBus6.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 19512 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 19512 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 3 min5:32 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 18 min7:22 am – 4:39 pm
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People15,420 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.76,449 householdsMedian household income $76,036Median home value $247,500Median rent $1,146 a month73% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,860 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 7,774 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, manufacturing 21%, construction 10%Average commute 29 minutes83% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 2%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, 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
Nearby landmarksSand Hillpeak · 1.2 miFurnace Hillpeak · 2.5 miBoyertown Reservoirreservoir · under a mileTrout Run Reservoirreservoir · 1.8 miMontgomery County Community College - West Campuscollege · 7.4 miDaniel Boone Lakelake · 7.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBoyertown Reservoirpark · under a mile · 449 acresEarl Municipal Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 71 acresDaniel Boone Homesteadstate historic site · 7.0 mi · 538 acresFrench Creek State Parkstate park · 8.9 mi · 7,522 acresRuth Zimmerman Natural Areastate conservation land · 9.1 miHopewell Furnace National Historic Sitehistoric site · 10.4 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 199419 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 27 Dec 200842 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 home87% of households have a broadband subscription74% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterBoyertown Muni Authserves 8,000 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation799 ft244 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
