ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Pennsylvania

ZIP Code 19559: Strausstown, PA

ZIP Code 19559 (Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania) has an estimated 302 residents in 110 households. The median household income is $100,227, the median home value is $202,600 and the median gross rent is $1,250/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

Some estimates have a large margin of error. 6 figures for this ZIP (median age, poverty rate, bachelor's or higher, gross rent, owner-occupied, commute) are marked with *. ACS figures come from a sample, and small areas have fewer responses, so treat these numbers as rough ranges.

Total population

302

Margin of error ±148

Median household income

$100,227

Margin of error ±$35,158

Median home value

$202,600

Margin of error ±$79,795

Median gross rent

$1,250/mo*

Margin of error ±$1,096· estimate has a large margin of error

Median age

44.0 yrs*

Margin of error ±22.3 yrs· estimate has a large margin of error

Mean travel time to work

22.6 min*

Margin of error ±20.5 min· estimate has a large margin of error

How ZIP 19559 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 1955944.0 yrs*Pennsylvania40.9 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 19559$100,227Pennsylvania$77,971United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 19559$37,255Pennsylvania$44,355United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 195598.3%*Pennsylvania11.7%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 195595.8%Pennsylvania5.3%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 195597.8%*Pennsylvania35.2%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 19559$202,600Pennsylvania$254,500United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 19559$1,250/mo*Pennsylvania$1,209/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 1955981.8%*Pennsylvania69.3%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 1955922.6 min*Pennsylvania26.3 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 195596.1%Pennsylvania15.6%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 19559

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 19559 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
MeasureZIP 19559Margin of errorPennsylvaniaUnited States
Total population302±14813,018,639334,922,499
Median age44.0 yrs*±22.3 yrs40.9 yrs38.9 yrs
Households110±465,274,853129,227,496
Median household income$100,227±$35,158$77,971$80,734
Per capita income$37,255±$10,104$44,355$44,673
Poverty rate8.3%*±11.6 pts11.7%12.5%
Unemployment rate5.8%±8.6 pts5.3%5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher7.8%*±12.1 pts35.2%35.7%
Median home value$202,600±$79,795$254,500$332,700
Median gross rent$1,250/mo*±$1,096$1,209/mo$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes81.8%*±18.9 pts69.3%65.2%
Mean travel time to work22.6 min*±20.5 min26.3 min26.4 min
Worked from home6.1%±8.6 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 19559
GroupZIP 19559PennsylvaniaUnited States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino80.8%73.0%57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%10.3%11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%0.1%0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%3.8%5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%0.0%0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%0.5%0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino2.6%3.6%4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)16.6%8.7%19.3%

Where ZIP 19559 is

State
Pennsylvania
Main county
Berks County
Largest overlapping place
Strausstown (56% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area
0.58 sq mi· about 521 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

19526 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, PA19547 Berks County, PA19550 Rehrersburg, PA19551 Berks County, PA19554 Shartlesville, PA19555 Berks County, PA19560 Berks County, PA19562 Topton, PA19564 Virginville, PA19565 Berks County, PA19567 Berks County, PA

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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.