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19610

ZIP 19610 is in Reading, Pennsylvania, in Berks County; area codes 610, 484 and 835; Eastern time. Reading has 12 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Berks
Metro area
Reading, PA
Population
16,581
Coordinates
40.3415, -75.9749
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Where 19610 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 19610
  • 🔢 Type 19610 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OIgGI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 19,610 = 2 × 5 × 37 × 53. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100110010011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 19609 (Reading, PA, 1 mi away) and 19611 (Reading, PA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 19610 becomes 01691, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01961, 06119, 06911, 10169, 10916, 11096, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96011 in Big Bend, CA, 2,377 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
  • 🎯1,192 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 19610 and you would come out at 40.34°S, 104.03°E — 877 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 7.1 square miles of land, 19610 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,581This ZIP16,581
Households7,129This ZIP7,129
Housing units7,484This ZIP7,484
Median age46.2This ZIP46.2Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$87,374This ZIP$87,374Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$343,600This ZIP$343,600Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,670This ZIP$1,670Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher54.5%This ZIP54.5%
Mean commute19.3 minThis ZIP19.3 min
Population density2,339.6 / sq miThis ZIP2,339.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments921This ZIP921
Employees20,419This ZIP20,419
Annual payroll$1,239,406,000This ZIP$1,239,406,000
Tax returns filed8,640This ZIP8,640
Total adjusted gross income$1,193,386,000This ZIP$1,193,386,000

Land area

Land area7.09 sq miThis ZIP7.09 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 19610

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ZIP codes near 19610

ZIPCityDistance
19609 Reading, PA 1.5 mi
19611 Reading, PA 2.1 mi
19601 Reading, PA 2.2 mi
19602 Reading, PA 3.2 mi
19603 Reading, PA 3.3 mi
19604 Reading, PA 3.6 mi
19608 Reading, PA 3.7 mi
19607 Reading, PA 3.8 mi
19605 Reading, PA 4.2 mi
19533 Leesport, PA 5.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 19610?

19610 is in Reading, Pennsylvania, in Berks County, part of the Reading, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3415, -75.9749.

What county is 19610 in?

19610 lies in Berks County.

What area code is 19610?

Reading uses area codes 610, 484 and 835, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 19610 in?

19610 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 19610?

About 16,581 people live in ZIP code 19610, in 7,129 households, at 2,339.6 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 19610?

$87,374 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 19610?

The closest are 19609 (1.5 mi), 19611 (2.1 mi), 19601 (2.2 mi), 19602 (3.2 mi) and 19603 (3.3 mi).

Is 19610 a PO Box ZIP code?

19610 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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