Local servicesHospitalPenn State Health - Saint Joseph Medical Center2.2 miPost officeLeesport Post Office2.8 miTown hallBern Township Municipal Building1.1 miPoliceBern Township Police Department1.1 miFire stationMuhlenberg Township Fire and Rescue Station 21.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegePennsylvania State University - Penn State Berks3.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLancaster Airport LNS26 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL54 miInterstateI-1768.3 miUS highwayUS 2221.2 miAmtrakLancaster, PA LNC30 miCoachReading, PA (Parking lot of Boscovs at 2910 N 5th Street Hwy, Reading, PA. Bus will stop in the outer parking lot closer to the Wells Fargo Bank.)OurBus3.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 4 min5:33 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 17 min7:23 am – 4:40 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 23°F45 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month September27 in of snow a year, on about 16 days24 days above 90°F, 107 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Reading Spaatz Fld station, 3 mi away; snow from Reading 3.5 Sw
Nearby landmarksSeidels Hillpeak · under a milePennsylvania State University - Penn State Berkscollege · 3.5 miRiverview Park Tankreservoir · 1.5 miMount Pennpeak · 6.0 miBlue Marsh Lake Stilling Basinlake · 3.2 miBerks Technical Institutecollege · 4.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJim Dietrich Parkpark · under a mile · 109 acresBern Municipal Building Parkpark · 1.0 miBlue Marsh Recreation Arearecreation area · 2.7 mi · 5,704 acresSgl 280state recreation area · 3.1 mi · 2,507 acresRuth Zimmerman Natural Areastate conservation land · 7.2 miSgl 110state recreation area · 10.1 mi · 9,868 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 19946 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
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
Elevation584 ft178 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
