Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 3 min5:33 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 18 min7:22 am – 4:39 pm
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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, 11 mi away; snow from Bechtelsville 1ene
Nearby landmarksFurnace Hillpeak · 2.3 miSand Hillpeak · 2.9 miTrout Run Reservoirreservoir · 1.8 miDaniel Boone Lakelake · 3.8 miPine Forge Academy Poolreservoir · 2.9 miDouglass Islandisland · 4.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWoods Edge Open Spacepark · under a mileAmity Community Parkpark · 1.0 miDaniel Boone Homesteadstate historic site · 3.4 mi · 538 acresFrench Creek State Parkstate park · 5.7 mi · 7,522 acresHopewell Furnace National Historic Sitehistoric site · 7.4 mi · 849 acresRuth Zimmerman Natural Areastate conservation land · 7.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 16 Jan 199416 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 27 Dec 200838 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
Drinking waterReading Area Water Authorityserves 95,100 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Apr 2025: surface water treatment, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation248 ft76 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPottstown Hospital8.3 miPost officePine Forge Post Office3.3 miTown hallAmity Township Municipal Building1.4 miPoliceAmity Township Police Department1.4 miFire stationAmity Fire Department Station 491.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 otherMiddleDaniel Boone Area Middle School1.2 miSchoolRiver Rock Academy - Amity Campus1.5 miElementaryDaniel Boone Area Intermediate Center1.7 miCollegeMontgomery County Community College - West Campus6.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLehigh Valley International Airport ABE28 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL40 miInterstateI-1768.7 miUS highwayUS 4223.9 miAmtrakExton, PA EXT22 miCoachDouglassville, PA (Klein Transportation Customer Parking Lot, off Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Behind Cooper Tire & Brake.)OurBus4.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 19519 ZIP area.
