Pennsylvania · Census place 4283928
West Reading, Pennsylvania
West Reading is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania with an estimated 4,600 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 213th largest of 597 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 4,600
- #213 of 597 in Pennsylvania
- Change since 2020
- +1.1%
- +51 people
- Land area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Density
- 7,797 / sq mi
- State median 3,911
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West Reading population, 2020 to 2024
West Reading added 51 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +1.1%. In the latest year it moved by +30.
West Reading covers 0.59 square miles of land, for 7,797 people per square mile of land. The median Pennsylvania place of 5,000+ has 3,911, so West Reading is denser than the typical town.
What county West Reading is in
All of West Reading's residents live in Berks County, which had 439,117 residents in 2024. West Reading holds 1.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in West Reading
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps West Reading by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the borough's land: 19611. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a borough that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where West Reading is
The Census internal point of West Reading is at 40.333800, -75.946900. Harrisburg, the capital, is 49.6 miles W in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Wyomissing, PA (11,292 people), 1.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Allentown, PA, 30.4 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 40.333800, -75.946900
- DMS
- 40°20'1.68"N 75°56'48.84"W
- UTM
- 18N 419567.2E 4465237.0N
- Geohash
- dr1vry91k
- Plus code
- 87G683M3+G6
Daylight in West Reading
At 40.33° N, West Reading gets about 15 h 03 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 18 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 46 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near West Reading
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Pennsylvania, measured between internal points. The closest is Wyomissing, 1.0 miles away, with 11,292 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of West Reading, PA?
4,600 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 51 (1.1%) from 4,549 in July 2020.
What county is West Reading in?
Berks County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover West Reading?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 19611.
How far is West Reading from Harrisburg?
49.6 miles (79.8 km) in a straight line, heading W from West Reading.
What is the nearest larger city to West Reading?
Wyomissing, PA, with 11,292 residents, 1.0 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.