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Time Zone: Berks County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Reading is the Seat for Berks County.

Berks County was founded March 11, 1752. Berks was created by taking area from Philadelphia, Chester and Lancaster Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Berks had a population of 421,164 people. This is an increase of 2.21% since the last Census (which gave a population of 412,039 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Berks represented 3.24% of the total population of Pennsylvania.

Below are some of the communities located in Berks County:

  • Adamstown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Adamstown is located in Berks County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
    • Adamstown has also been known as:
    • Adamschteddel
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  • Bally
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bally is located in Berks County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
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  • Bechtelsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Bernville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Birdsboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Boyertown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Centerport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fleetwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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    • Hamburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Hamburg is located in Berks County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,445 people
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    • Kenhorst
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Kutztown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Laureldale
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Leesport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lenhartsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lyons
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Lyons is located in Berks County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Mohnton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Mohnton is located in Berks County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,011 people
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    • Mount Penn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • New Morgan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • New Morgan is located in Berks County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Reading
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Reading is located in Berks County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,217 people
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    • Robesonia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Saint Lawrence
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Lawrence is located in Berks County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
    • Shillington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shoemakersville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Sinking Spring
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Topton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Topton is located in Berks County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,061 people
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    • Wernersville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • West Reading
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Womelsdorf
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Wyomissing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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