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Back to All US cities. City: Reading, PA Berks County, PA Zip code population (2000): 17,379 Estimated zip code population in 2008: 17,209 Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 19602 General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Houses and condos: 8,020 Renter-occupied apartments: 3,879 % of renters here:   58% State:   29% Dec. 2009 cost of living index in zip code 19602: 84.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 2.2 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi. Population density: 7892 people per square mile   (high). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2008: This zip code:   2.8% ($1,030) Pennsylvania:   2.3% ($1,552) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2008 in Reading: $1,328 (1.9%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2008 in Reading: $1,203 (2.1%) Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Males: 8,535   (49.1%) Females: 8,844   (50.9%) Recent posts about zip code 19602 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Looking to move to Reading area - tired of work, work, work just to pay bills  (36 replies) Reading PA neighborhoods  (7 replies) Urban population: 17,368 Rural population: 11 Estimated median house/condo value in 2008: $53,691 19602:   $53,691 Pennsylvania:   $164,700 According to our research of public records there were 24 registered sex offenders living in 19602 zip code in early 2007. Median resident age:   31.4 years Pennsylvania median age:   38.0 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.5 people Pennsylvania:   2.5 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 19602, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $20,844 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $20,844 State:   $48,049 Salary/wage: $20,070 (reported on 91.0% of returns) Here:   $20,070 State:   $42,646 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 90.4% for AGIs below $10k, 88.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 92.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 54.5% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,085 (reported on 16.5% of returns) This zip code:   $1,085 Pennsylvania:   $1,657 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $1,620 (reported on 6.3% of returns) Here:   $1,620 State:   $3,566 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$1,467 (reported on 4.1% of returns) Here:   +$1,467 State:   +$9,716 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$6,571 (reported on 6.6% of returns) Here:   +$6,571 State:   +$14,267 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.6% for AGIs $75k-100k) IRA payment deduction: $2,018 (reported on 0.9% of returns) 19602:   $2,018 Pennsylvania:   $2,903 Total itemized deductions: $12,814 (2% of AGI, reported on 7.2% of returns) Here:   $12,814 State:   $18,804 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.5% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $2,258 (4.3% of AGI, reported on 5.8% of returns) Here:   $2,258 Pennsylvania:   $3,337 Here:   4.3% of AGI State:   3.3% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $2,530 (reported on 48.6% of returns) 19602:   $2,530 State:   $8,008 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.5% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,983 (reported on 45.1% of returns) Here:   $1,983 State:   $1,643 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.8% for AGIs below $10k, 8.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 65.6% Here:   66% State:   56% (% for various income ranges: 61.8% for AGIs below $10k, 72.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 60.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 54.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.7% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$23,216
Pennsylvania:	$50,713

Nearest zip codes: 19611, 19601, 19604, 19607, 19606, 19610.
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Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	54.8%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	11.0%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Housing units in zip code 19602 with a mortgage: 1,344 (174 second mortgage, 118 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,174

This zip code:	42.8%
Whole state:	12.1%

This zip code:	14.6%
Whole state:	5.3%

Here:	6.3
State:	6.4

Here:	3.6
State:	4.2

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2008 in zip code 19602: Less than $10,000: 10 $10,000 to $14,999: 5 $15,000 to $19,999: 26 $20,000 to $24,999: 44 $25,000 to $29,999: 85 $30,000 to $34,999: 97 $35,000 to $39,999: 119 $40,000 to $49,999: 273 $50,000 to $59,999: 342 $60,000 to $69,999: 310 $70,000 to $79,999: 229 $80,000 to $89,999: 198 $90,000 to $99,999: 132 $100,000 to $124,999: 164 $125,000 to $149,999: 75 $150,000 to $174,999: 34 $175,000 to $199,999: 50 $200,000 to $249,999: 37 $250,000 to $299,999: 15 $300,000 to $399,999: 18 $500,000 to $749,999: 6 $750,000 to $999,999: 2 $1,000,000 or more: 4

Rent paid by renters in 2008 in zip code 19602: Less than $100: 104 $100 to $149: 65 $150 to $199: 91 $200 to $249: 239 $250 to $299: 177 $300 to $349: 188 $350 to $399: 272 $400 to $449: 462 $450 to $499: 492 $500 to $549: 464 $550 to $599: 378 $600 to $649: 328 $650 to $699: 257 $700 to $749: 196 $750 to $799: 144 $800 to $899: 134 $900 to $999: 37 $1,000 to $1,249: 27 $1,250 to $1,499: 24 No cash rent: 127

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008: $36,132.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2008 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $50,498
• Black or African American householders: $50,643
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $112,461
• Asian householders: $55,722
• Some other race householders: $54,271
• Two or more races householders: $42,372
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $56,593

19602:	$53,691
Pennsylvania:	$164,700

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 628
• One, attached: 3,654
• Two: 670
• 3 or 4: 1,221
• 5 to 9: 631
• 10 to 19: 88
• 20 to 49: 186
• 50 or more: 782
• Mobile homes: 39

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,315 (57%) Carpooled: 1,222 (21%) Bus or trolley bus: 351 (6%) Taxi: 82 (1%) Bicycle: 84 (1%) Walked: 610 (10%) Other means: 30 (1%) Worked at home: 137 (2%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 139 5 to 9 minutes: 596 10 to 14 minutes: 1026 15 to 19 minutes: 1386 20 to 24 minutes: 797 25 to 29 minutes: 278 30 to 34 minutes: 717 35 to 39 minutes: 81 40 to 44 minutes: 87 45 to 59 minutes: 320 60 to 89 minutes: 203 90 or more minutes: 64

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 90.1%

Household type by relationship
Households: 16,608

• In family households: 13,002 (2,132 male householders, 1,545 female householders)

  1,955 spouses, 5,271 children (4,863 natural, 105 adopted, 303 stepchildren), 348 grandchildren, 271 brothers or sisters, 147 parents, 484 other relatives, 849 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,606 (1,463 male householders (1,137 living alone)), 1,581 female householders (1,422 living alone)), 562 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 304 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,138 2-persons, 901 3-persons, 791 4-persons, 455 5-persons, 192 6-persons, 200 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,559 1-person, 434 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 3 5-persons.

2,114 married couples with children.
2,274 single-parent households (537 men, 1,737 women).

59.0% of residents of 19602 zip code speak English at home.
36.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% very well, 25% well, 16% not well, 8% not at all).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% very well, 31% well, 6% not well, 3% not at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% very well, 21% well, 16% not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (84% very well, 16% well).

Foreign born population: 1,805 (10.4%)
(29.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	10.4%
Whole state:	4.1%

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 7403

German: 1697

Polish: 911

Italian: 727

United States or American: 675

Irish: 467

Pennsylvania German: 378

Dutch: 288

English: 207

Subsaharan African:: 205

African: 158

French (except Basque): 107

Slovak: 100

Ukrainian: 70

Welsh: 70

Greek: 63

Portuguese: 50

Romanian: 42

Scottish: 41

South African: 39

Slavic: 31

Lithuanian: 30

Russian: 30

European: 28

Norwegian: 26

French Canadian: 25

Scotch-Irish: 24

British: 16

Croatian: 15

Australian: 14

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 12

Eastern European: 9

Arab:: 9

Czechoslovakian: 8

Other Subsaharan African: 8

West Indian: 7

Bulgarian: 6

Swedish: 6

Belgian: 6

Austrian: 5

Lebanese: 5

Jamaican: 5

Arab/Arabic: 4

facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• 50-50 TUXEDOS & TAILORS SVC (247 SOUTH 4TH STREET in READING, PA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAD987366598, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AFS-23-2518215-1, AIR PROGRAM
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
  Organizations: SANTO J RUSSO (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: FIFTY FIFTY TUXEDO/READING, FIFTY FIFTY TUXEDOS, FIFTY-FIFTY TUXEDOS & TAILORS

• AMER POLARIZERS (141 SOUTH 7TH STREET in READING, PA)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAD096266093, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: SHADOWFAX INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: HYDROJET SERVICES

• AMANDA E STOUT EL SCH (321 S 10TH ST in READING, PA)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0840
  Organizations: READING SD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  Alternative names: AMANDA E STOUT SCHOOL

• ATLANTIC SERVICE STATION (1658 PERKIOMEN AVE-TANKS in READING, PA)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , ATLANTIC REFINING & MARKETING (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Median worth of mobile homes: $0

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 10094
• Northeast: 1400
• Midwest: 208
• South: 683
• West: 157

52% of the 19602 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Pennsylvania.

Population in 1990: 16,303. Population change in the 1990s: +1,076 (+6.6%).

Here:	12.4%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Here:	9.1%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Here:	28.0%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (READING, PA):

• ELECTRONIC CONNECTORS, INCORPO (125 S 5TH ST; small business): $325,913 in 26 contracts from 2000 to 2006

  Contracts for Miscellaneous Electric Power and Distribution Equipment, Cable, Cord, and Wire Assemblies: Communications Equipment, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Miscellaneous, ADPE System Configuration by Defense Logistics Agency, Army, Navy
  Signed by year: 2000: $61,788; 2001: $7,250; 2002: $0; 2003: $33,300; 2004: $143,839; 2005: $48,104; 2006: $31,632.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $61,788 with Defense Logistics Agency for Miscellaneous Electric Power and Distribution Equipment. Signed on 2000-05-10. Completion date: 2001-04-05.
  $48,552 with Army for Cable, Cord, and Wire Assemblies: Communications Equipment. Signed on 2004-05-26. Completion date: 2004-06-30.
  $27,830 with Defense Logistics Agency for Miscellaneous Electric Power and Distribution Equipment. Signed on 2004-11-05. Completion date: 2005-07-03.
  $27,830, same as above. Signed on 2005-02-11. Completion date: 2005-10-09.
  

• REMCON PLASTICS INC (208 CHESTNUT ST; small business): $167,177 in 7 contracts from 2004 to 2006

  Contracts for Safety and Rescue Equipment, Miscellaneous Prefabricated Structures, Miscellaneous Items, Fencing, Fences, Gates and Components, and more by Army, Defense Logistics Agency, Navy
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $30,266; 2005: $125,952; 2006: $10,959.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $106,000 with Army for Safety and Rescue Equipment. Signed on 2005-01-28. Completion date: 2005-02-23.
  $18,230 with Army for Miscellaneous Prefabricated Structures. Taking place in CO. Signed on 2004-01-22. Completion date: 2004-02-03.
  $12,036 with Army for Miscellaneous Items. Taking place in NY. Signed on 2004-08-30. Completion date: 2004-08-31.
  $10,959 with Defense Logistics Agency for Fencing, Fences, Gates and Components. Signed on 2006-03-04. Completion date: 2006-03-16.
  

• PARAGON OPTICAL CO INC (658 S 7TH ST; small business)

  $8,080 with Army for Glass Fabricated Materials. Signed on 2003-04-23. Completion date: 2003-06-09.

• READING PARKING AUTHORITY (613 FRANKLIN STREET)

  $3,780 with Army for Other Housekeeping Services. Signed on 2002-04-24. Completion date: 2002-10-31.

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Finance and Insurance: Investment Banking and Securities Dealing (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (250-499: 1, 10-19: 1)
• Utilities: Sewage Treatment Facilities (100-249: 1)
• Information: Cable and Other Program Distribution (50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 7, 1-4: 12)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 3, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 8)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (20-49: 2, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1)

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