Local servicesHospitalReading Hospital - Tower Health10.4 miPost officeGeigertown Post Officeunder a mileTown hallNew Morgan Borough Hall2.5 miPoliceCaernarvon Township Police Department3.6 miFire stationFriendship Fire Company 1 Geigertown Station 24under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 highHighHigh Point Baptist Academyunder a mileCollegeAlvernia College8.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLancaster Airport LNS24 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL40 miInterstateI-1762.9 miUS highwayUS 4226.0 miAmtrakCoatesville, PA COT15 miRailCoatesville AmtrakPennsylvania Department of Transportation (PENNDOT)15 miCoachDouglassville, PA (Klein Transportation Customer Parking Lot, off Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Behind Cooper Tire & Brake.)OurBus7.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 19523 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 2 min5:34 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 19 min7:22 am – 4:40 pm
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People41 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 57.019 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 21°F49 in of rain a year, on about 86 dayswettest month July26 in of snow a year, on about 12 days12 days above 90°F, 121 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hopewell Morgantown station, 3 mi away; rain from Morgantown
Nearby landmarksHigh Point Camp Poolreservoir · under a mileGlen Morgan Lakelake · 1.3 miCedar Hillpeak · 3.8 miLong Mountainpeak · 2.6 miScotts Run Lakelake · 2.8 miEast Branch Conestoga Riverriver · 3.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFrench Creek State Parkstate park · 3.1 mi · 90 acresHopewell Furnace National Historic Sitehistoric site · 3.7 mi · 849 acresSgl 052state recreation area · 3.9 mi · 73 acresLivingood Parkpark · 3.2 miZach Saint Memorial Fieldrecreation area · 4.1 miDaniel Boone Homesteadstate historic site · 6.4 mi · 538 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 199413 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 27 Dec 200830 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 home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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
Elevation463 ft141 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
