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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People9,137 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.73,674 householdsMedian household income $80,769Median home value $195,300Median rent $1,578 a month81% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,788 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate66% of adults are in the labour force, 4,660 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, manufacturing 17%, professional and business services 12%Average commute 26 minutes81% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages21% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 74%, Spanish 21%, French or Haitian Creole 3%, Tagalog 2%12% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°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 days20 days above 90°F, 106 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Reading 4 Nnw station, 3 mi away; rain from Reading Spaatz Fld; snow from Reading 3.5 Sw
Parks and public landsLaureldale Municipal Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 71 acresRuth Zimmerman Natural Areastate conservation land · 1.9 miBernhart's Dam Parkpark · 1.9 miBlue Marsh Recreation Arearecreation area · 8.0 mi · 5,704 acresSgl 280state recreation area · 8.5 mi · 2,507 acresDaniel Boone Homesteadstate historic site · 8.2 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 199410 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 27 Dec 200834 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 home91% of households have a broadband subscription80% have cable, fibre or DSL11% 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
Elevation903 ft275 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalTower Behavioral Health Center5.3 miPost officeTemple Post Office2.1 miTown hallAlsace Township Municipal Building1.7 miPoliceLaureldale Police Department2.4 miFire stationCentral Fire Company 1 Laureldale Station 132.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLehigh Valley International Airport ABE29 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL50 miInterstateI-1766.8 miUS highwayUS 222 Bus2.2 miAmtrakCoatesville, PA COT29 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.)OurBus3.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 19560 ZIP area.
