Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 3 min5:34 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 18 min7:23 am – 4:41 pm
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People4,778 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.31,835 householdsMedian household income $90,504Median home value $264,200Median rent $1,079 a month84% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,960 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.6% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 2,418 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, manufacturing 17%, retail 14%Average commute 27 minutes75% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 6% walk or cycle, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages25% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 2%, German or Dutch 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 20°F48 in of rain a yearwettest month July27 in of snow a year, on about 16 days16 days above 90°F, 125 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Blue Marsh Lake station, 6 mi away; snow from Reading 3.5 Sw
Parks and public landsConrad Weiser Homesteadstate historic site · 1.8 miConrad Weiser Homestead Parkstate historic site · 1.8 miBlue Marsh Recreation Arearecreation area · 2.6 mi · 5,704 acresWomelsdorf Authority Watershedpark · 1.1 mi · 1,100 acresSgl 280state recreation area · 3.8 mi · 2,507 acresSgl 225state recreation area · 4.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 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 3.1 on 3 Jun 201048 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 home89% of households have a broadband subscription69% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% 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
Elevation482 ft147 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWernersville State Hospital2.7 miPost officeRobesonia Post Officeunder a mileTown hallHeidelberg Township Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceWomelsdorf Borough Police Department2.5 miFire stationPioneer Hose Company 1 Station 26under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLancaster Airport LNS19 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL58 miInterstateI-768.2 miUS highwayUS 422under a mileAmtrakLancaster, PA LNC23 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.)OurBus11 miTransit4 stops within a mileRed Rose Transit Authority, Berks Area Regional Transportation AuthoritySources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 19551 ZIP area.
