ZIP code · Reading · Pennsylvania · United States
ZIP code 19605 — Reading
ZIP code 19605 serves Reading, Pennsylvania.
- Postal code
- 19605Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Reading
- County
- Berks FIPS 42011
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 40.3886, -75.9328 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 20,916 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 1,189 / sq mi
- Land area
- 17.6 sq mi (45.6 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $85,775
- Per-capita income
- $39,817
- Median age
- 40.1
- Households
- 7,697
- Housing units
- 8,100
- Median home value
- $218,500
- Median gross rent
- $1,310 / month
- Congressional districts
- PA-4 (also PA-6) (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 7a (0 to 5 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
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Map of ZIP code 19605
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 87°F), coldest Jan (avg low 23°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 39 | 42 | 51 | 63 | 74 | 82 | 87 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 54 | 43 |
| Avg low °F | 23 | 24 | 32 | 42 | 52 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: READING SPAATZ FLD (2.4 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 19605
- 5 schools
- 3 hospitals & clinics
- 2 supermarkets
- 17 restaurants & cafés
- 19 parks
- 9 playgrounds
- 3 gyms & sports centres
- 11 places of worship
- 2 banks
- 6 gas stations
- 2 EV charging stations
- 4 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
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