19606 ZIP Code Profile, Map, Data & Demographics

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ZIP Code 19606: Basic Data & USPS Preferred City Name

Preferred Name, USPS
Reading, PA 19606

Acceptable Alternative
Mount Penn, PA 19606
Reading Sta, PA 19606
Reading Station, PA 19606

Not Acceptable, USPS
Five Points, PA 19606
Five Points, PA 19606
Five Points, PA 19606
Jacksonwald, PA 19606
Lorane, PA 19606
Mt Penn, PA 19606
Pennside, PA 19606
Reiffton, PA 19606
Saint Lawrence, PA 19606
St Lawrence, PA 19606
Stony Creek Mills, PA 19606

  • ZIP Code Type: STANDARD
  • County: Berks County
  • Centroid: Latitude 40.322, Longitude -75.868
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours)
  • Observes DST: Yes
  • Businesses Addresses: 612
  • PO Box Addresses: 132
  • Residential Addresses: 13,932
    • Multi-Family Addresses: 782
    • Single Family Addresses: 13,150

The ZIP Code maps and database are updated 4 times per year.
Database updated: March 1, 2026, Maps updated: May 1, 2024.

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Reading, PA 19606 Data & Demographics

Source: 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

POPULATION

Total Population 35,853 (100%)
Population Density 1,345 per sq mi
Diversity Index1 43
 
 

INCOME

Median Household Income $85,557
Per Capita Income $41,940
Median Home Value $245,600
 

HOUSING

Total HU (Housing Units) 14,721 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU 11,191 (76.0%)
Renter Occupied HU 2,873 (19.5%)
Vacant Housing Units 657 (4.5%)
 

HOUSEHOLDS

Total Households 14,064
Average Household Size 2.52
Family Households 9,576 (68.1%)
NOTES
  1. The Diversity Index estimates the likelihood that two persons chosen at random from the same area belong to different race or ethnic groups, based on five groups: Hispanic/Latino, Non-Hispanic White, Non-Hispanic Black, Non-Hispanic Asian, and Non-Hispanic Other/Multiracial. A value of 0 indicates the population belongs entirely to one group. Higher values indicate a more evenly mixed population. Calculated from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (table B03002).

Reading, PA 19606 - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares 19606 to the other 33,772 ZIP Codes in the United States by rank and percentile using 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.

Variable Description Rank Percentile
Total Population # 2672 92nd
Population Density # 6448 81st
Median Household Income # 10630 69th
Per Capita Income # 11453 66th
Diversity Index # 10655 68th

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