Berks County
Berks county is located in east Pennsylvania. Berks county has 856.51 square miles of land area and 9.25 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Berks county population is 411,442, which has grown 10.12% since 2000. The population growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 3.43% and is about the same as the national average rate of 9.71%. Berks county median household income is $53,470 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 19.58% since 2000. The income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 22.89% and is about the same as the national average rate of 19.17%. Berks county median house value is $170,400 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 62.44% since 2000. The house value growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 70.62% and is higher than the national average rate of 50.42%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Berks county is close to the state average in quality. The Berks county area codes are 215, 484, 610, 717.
| Population | 411,442 (2010), rank #9 | | Population Growth | 10.12% since 2000, rank #16 | | Population Density: | 475.24/sq mi, rank #12 | | Median Household Income: | $53,470 at 2006-2010—19.58% increase since 2000, rank #14 | | Median House Price: | $170,400 at 2006-2010—62.44% increase since 2000, rank #16 | | Time Zone: | Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer | | Land Area: | 856.51 sq mi, rank #19 | | Water Area: | 9.25 sq mi (1.07%), rank #18 | | State: | Pennsylvania | | Area: | Reading, PA | | School District: |  | | Area Code: | 215, 484, 610, 717 |
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Berks County Map, Border, and Nearby Locations
Berks County Cities / Towns
Alsace Manor 478Bally 1,090Baumstown 422Bernville 955Bethel 499Birdsboro 5,163Blandon 7,152Bowers 326Centerport 387Dauberville 848Douglassville 448EarlvilleEdenburg 681Fleetwood 4,085GeigertownGibraltar 680Gouglersville 548Hamburg 4,289Jacksonville CDP 637Jacksonwald 3,393Kenhorst 2,877Laureldale 3,911Leesport 1,918Lenhartsville 165LimekilnLincoln Park 1,615Lorane 4,236Lyon StationMaxatawnyMohrsville 383Monocacy StationMount Aetna 354Mount Penn 3,106New Berlinville 1,368New Jerusalem 649New Schaefferstown 223Oley 1,282Pennside 4,215Pine ForgeReading 88,082Rehrersburg 319Reiffton 4,178River View Park 3,380Saint Lawrence 1,809Schubert 249Shartlesville 455Shillington 5,273Shoemakersville 1,378Sinking Spring 4,008Springmont 724Stony Creek Mills 1,045Stouchsburg 600Strausstown 342Temple 1,877Topton 2,069Virginville 309Walnuttown 484Wernersville 2,494West Hamburg 1,979West Lawn 1,715West Reading 4,212West Wyomissing 3,407Womelsdorf 2,810Wyomissing 10,461 Berks County Zip Codes
18056 94319503 1,14219506 7,35619507 3,28019508 15,72519510 7,63919511 21519516 32719518 14,73419519 10119522 14,22919523 25019526 11,03919533 7,68619534 2,04119535 2319536 49019538 6419541 4,40319542 6719544 19619545 42819547 4,2221954819550 64119554 37419555 3,40619559 36219560 7,80519562 2,62219564 9019565 8,53119567 5,38819601 32,99819602 17,9001960319604 27,65819605 18,98519606 34,41619607 22,54419608 22,71919609 9,94619610 15,25819611 10,58919612 Berks County Census Tracts
