Welcome to West Reading ...

West Reading is located in Berks County<1>.

The location of West Reading has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Reading, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, West Reading has a population of 4,291 people<3> (see below for details).

West Reading is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: West Reading lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for West Reading ...

Official Website: www.westreadingborough.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, West Reading had an population of 4,291 people. This is an increase of 1.88% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.98% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, West Reading had a population of 4,212 people. This makes West Reading the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of West Reading represents 0.03% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 238th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,212 people, the population of West Reading increased 4.03% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,049 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for West Reading.

Communities near West Reading ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Reading.

• Pottstown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
  • Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottstown <5>
• Ephrata
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephrata
  • Ephrata is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephrata <5>
• New Holland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <5>
• Birdsboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsboro
  • Birdsboro is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birdsboro <5>
• Kutztown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kutztown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kutztown
  • Kutztown is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kutztown <5>
• Hamburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <5>
• Fleetwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleetwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
  • Fleetwood is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleetwood <5>
• Boyertown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyertown
  • Boyertown is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyertown <5>
• Akron
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,992 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <5>
• Laureldale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laureldale
  • Laureldale is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,896 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laureldale <5>

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 West Reading. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Reading.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West 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 West Reading.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Reading. See our Newspapers Page for West Reading.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Reading ...

Looking for more information about West 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 West Reading, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for West Reading.

Adding West Reading to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West 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 for West Reading was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the West Reading post office opened in 1892.

We also found West Reading on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Reading.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for West Reading: www.westreadingborough.com/

The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/