ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Pennsylvania

ZIP Code 19526: Berks County, PA

ZIP Code 19526 (Berks County, Pennsylvania) has an estimated 11,581 residents in 4,959 households. The median household income is $69,483, the median home value is $221,000 and the median gross rent is $1,100/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated

Total population

11,581

Margin of error ±417

Median household income

$69,483

Margin of error ±$7,860

Median home value

$221,000

Margin of error ±$13,711

Median gross rent

$1,100/mo

Margin of error ±$118

Median age

43.3 yrs

Margin of error ±2.2 yrs

Mean travel time to work

27.5 min

Margin of error ±3.4 min

How ZIP 19526 compares with Pennsylvania and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 1952643.3 yrsPennsylvania40.9 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 19526$69,483Pennsylvania$77,971United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 19526$39,637Pennsylvania$44,355United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 195265.1%Pennsylvania11.7%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 195263.4%Pennsylvania5.3%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 1952621.0%Pennsylvania35.2%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 19526$221,000Pennsylvania$254,500United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 19526$1,100/moPennsylvania$1,209/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 1952677.5%Pennsylvania69.3%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 1952627.5 minPennsylvania26.3 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 1952610.3%Pennsylvania15.6%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 19526

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 19526 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
MeasureZIP 19526Margin of errorPennsylvaniaUnited States
Total population11,581±41713,018,639334,922,499
Median age43.3 yrs±2.2 yrs40.9 yrs38.9 yrs
Households4,959±2965,274,853129,227,496
Median household income$69,483±$7,860$77,971$80,734
Per capita income$39,637±$2,371$44,355$44,673
Poverty rate5.1%±1.6 pts11.7%12.5%
Unemployment rate3.4%±1.7 pts5.3%5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.0%±3.4 pts35.2%35.7%
Median home value$221,000±$13,711$254,500$332,700
Median gross rent$1,100/mo±$118$1,209/mo$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes77.5%±4.6 pts69.3%65.2%
Mean travel time to work27.5 min±3.4 min26.3 min26.4 min
Worked from home10.3%±3.2 pts15.6%15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 19526
GroupZIP 19526PennsylvaniaUnited States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino84.9%73.0%57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino1.5%10.3%11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%0.1%0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.2%3.8%5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.2%0.0%0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%0.5%0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino1.1%3.6%4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)12.1%8.7%19.3%

Where ZIP 19526 is

State
Pennsylvania
Main county
Berks County
Largest overlapping place
West Hamburg (6% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area
57.48 sq mi· about 201 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in Berks County

19505 Berks County, PA19506 Berks County, PA19507 Berks County, PA19508 Berks County, PA19510 Blandon, PA19511 Bowers, PA19512 Berks County, PA19516 Centerport, PA19518 Berks County, PA19522 Berks County, PA19523 Berks County, PA19529 Berks County, PA19530 Berks County, PA19533 Berks County, PA19534 Berks County, PA19535 Berks County, PA19536 Lyons, PA19538 Maxatawny, PA19539 Berks County, PA19540 Berks County, PA19541 Berks County, PA19543 New Morgan, PA19544 Mount Aetna, PA19545 New Berlinville, PA

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About ZIP codes and ZCTAs: the Census Bureau publishes statistics for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP code delivery areas. Learn how they differ.

Sources

  • U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
  • U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
  • Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.