ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Pennsylvania

ZIP Code 19604: Reading, PA

ZIP Code 19604 (Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania) has an estimated 30,124 residents in 9,450 households. The median household income is $52,905, the median home value is $119,000 and the median gross rent is $1,183/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

30,124

Margin of error ±1,652

Median household income

$52,905

Margin of error ±$3,439

Median home value

$119,000

Margin of error ±$7,902

Median gross rent

$1,183/mo

Margin of error ±$69

Median age

29.4 yrs

Margin of error ±1.8 yrs

Mean travel time to work

23.5 min

Margin of error ±2.7 min

How ZIP 19604 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 1960429.4 yrsPennsylvania40.9 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 19604$52,905Pennsylvania$77,971United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 19604$21,629Pennsylvania$44,355United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 1960421.1%Pennsylvania11.7%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 1960412.3%Pennsylvania5.3%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 196049.6%Pennsylvania35.2%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 19604$119,000Pennsylvania$254,500United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 19604$1,183/moPennsylvania$1,209/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 1960449.0%Pennsylvania69.3%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 1960423.5 minPennsylvania26.3 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 196046.6%Pennsylvania15.6%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 19604

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 19604 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
MeasureZIP 19604Margin of errorPennsylvaniaUnited States
Total population30,124±1,65213,018,639334,922,499
Median age29.4 yrs±1.8 yrs40.9 yrs38.9 yrs
Households9,450±6705,274,853129,227,496
Median household income$52,905±$3,439$77,971$80,734
Per capita income$21,629±$1,707$44,355$44,673
Poverty rate21.1%±4.5 pts11.7%12.5%
Unemployment rate12.3%±2.4 pts5.3%5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.6%±2.1 pts35.2%35.7%
Median home value$119,000±$7,902$254,500$332,700
Median gross rent$1,183/mo±$69$1,209/mo$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes49.0%±4.1 pts69.3%65.2%
Mean travel time to work23.5 min±2.7 min26.3 min26.4 min
Worked from home6.6%±2.7 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 19604
GroupZIP 19604PennsylvaniaUnited States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino16.3%73.0%57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino5.5%10.3%11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%0.1%0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.3%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 Latino0.3%0.5%0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino0.9%3.6%4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)76.7%8.7%19.3%

Where ZIP 19604 is

State
Pennsylvania
Main county
Berks County
Largest overlapping place
Reading (75% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area
2.49 sq mi· about 12,098 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

19541 Berks County, PA19543 New Morgan, PA19544 Mount Aetna, PA19545 New Berlinville, PA19547 Berks County, PA19550 Rehrersburg, PA19551 Berks County, PA19554 Shartlesville, PA19555 Berks County, PA19559 Strausstown, PA19560 Berks County, PA19562 Topton, PA19564 Virginville, PA19565 Berks County, PA19567 Berks County, PA19601 Reading, PA19602 Reading, PA19605 Berks County, PA19606 Berks County, PA19607 Berks County, PA19608 Berks County, PA19609 West Wyomissing, PA19610 Wyomissing, PA19611 Reading, 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.