Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 3 min5:32 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 18 min7:21 am – 4:39 pm
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People868 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 18.6222 householdsMedian household income $90,188Median home value $158,500100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,270 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting30.1% unemployment rate100% of adults are in the labour force, 411 employedMain industries: professional and business services 39%, manufacturing 36%, education and health care 17%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages0% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%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, 8 mi away; snow from Bechtelsville 1ene
Nearby landmarksSand Hillpeak · 2.7 miBoyertown Poolreservoir · 1.1 miGabel Hillpeak · 1.3 miBoyertown Reservoirreservoir · 2.9 miMontgomery County Community College - West Campuscollege · 6.7 miWalden Pondlake · 4.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBoyertown Parkpark · 1.0 miDouglass Township Parkpark · 1.6 miFrench Creek State Parkstate park · 9.8 mi · 7,522 acresDaniel Boone Homesteadstate historic site · 9.0 mi · 538 acresHopewell Furnace National Historic Sitehistoric site · 11.1 mi · 849 acresRuth Zimmerman Natural Areastate conservation land · 11.8 miSource: 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 199421 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 27 Dec 200844 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
Elevation400 ft122 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPottstown Hospital6.8 miPost officeNew Berlinville Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBoyertown Borough Hallunder a milePoliceEastern Berks Regional Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationBoyertown Area Fire and Rescue Station 95under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highElementaryColebrookdale Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighBoyertown Area Senior High Schoolunder a mileElementaryBoyertown Elementary School1.0 miCollegeMontgomery County Community College - West Campus6.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLehigh Valley International Airport ABE24 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL38 miInterstateI-47612 miUS highwayUS 4227.0 miAmtrakPaoli, PA PAO22 miCoachDouglassville, PA (Klein Transportation Customer Parking Lot, off Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Behind Cooper Tire & Brake.)OurBus7.6 miTransit3 stops within a milePottstown Area Rapid Transit (PART)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 19545 ZIP area.
