Welcome to Reading ...The city of Reading is located in Lyon County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Reading, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870. The origin (or the toponymy) of Reading: Named after Reading, Pennsylvania (PA). When the people of Reading refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Readingite<2> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Reading has a population of 227 people<3> (see below for details). Reading is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Reading lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Reading: 620 The ZIP code for Reading: 66868<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Reading had an population of 227 people. This is a decrease of 1.73% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.1% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Reading had a population of 231 people. This makes Reading the county's 6th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 231 people, the population of Reading decreased 6.48% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 247 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Reading. Communities Also Named Reading ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Reading - they are located in Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania and Vermont. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Reading. Communities near Reading ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Reading.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Reading. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Reading. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Reading. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reading. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Reading. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Reading. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Reading ...Looking for more information about Reading? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Reading, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Reading. Adding Reading to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Reading in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Reading was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Reading. Footnotes ...
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