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Welcome to Reading ...

The Town of Reading is located in Windsor County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, the Town of Reading has a population of 637 people<2> (see below for details).

Reading is 1,870 feet [570 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Reading: 802

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Reading had an population of 637 people. This is a decrease of 4.35% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.9% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, the Town of Reading had a population of 666 people. This makes Reading the county's 22nd most populous community.

The population of Reading represents 0.11% of the population of Vermont (which has 625,741 people), making it the state's 221st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 666 people, the population of Reading decreased 5.8% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 707 people).

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

Communities Also Named Reading ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Reading - it's located in New York.

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.

  • Lebanon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lebanon is located in Grafton County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,808 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
  • Claremont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Claremont is located in Sullivan County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,944 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claremont <4>
  • Hartford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hartford is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,566 people
  • Springfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Springfield is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,875 people
  • Charlestown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hartland is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
  • Windsor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Windsor is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,284 people
  • Chester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Chester is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,018 people
  • Woodstock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Woodstock is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,911 people
  • Weathersfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Weathersfield is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weathersfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,727 people

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. 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Reading, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Reading.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Windsor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Reading.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Reading - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.