19608 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Whitfield, PA Berks County, PA Zip code population (2000): 17,157 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 17,368 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 19608 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: 6,453 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,263 % of renters here:   20% State:   29% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 19608: 90.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 30.1 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi. Population density: 577 people per square mile   (low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   2.4% ($2,273) Pennsylvania:   2.3% ($1,552) List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 8,308   (48.4%) Females: 8,849   (51.6%) Recent posts about zip code 19608 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Happenings in Pittsburgh!!  (548 replies) Reading/Wyomissing Info Please  (28 replies) looking for friends info ...johnstown  (3 replies) Relocating to Lehigh Valley  (13 replies) Breinigsville Questions  (2 replies) Renaissance Academy of Pittsburgh Alternative of Hope Edison Church School  (2 replies) Urban population: 13,187 Rural population: 3,970 Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $214,024 19608:   $214,024 Pennsylvania:   $155,000 According to our research of public records there were 5 registered sex offenders living in 19608 zip code in early 2007. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is a lot smaller than the state average. Median resident age:   38.5 years Pennsylvania median age:   38.0 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.7 people Pennsylvania:   2.5 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 19608, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $61,136 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $61,136 State:   $48,049 Salary/wage: $53,831 (reported on 86.0% of returns) Here:   $53,831 State:   $42,646 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 130.7% for AGIs below $10k, 68.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.7% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,410 (reported on 58.1% of returns) This zip code:   $1,410 Pennsylvania:   $1,657 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $2,000 (reported on 36.2% of returns) Here:   $2,000 State:   $3,566 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$10,058 (reported on 27.7% of returns) Here:   +$10,058 State:   +$9,716 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -5.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.7% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$19,596 (reported on 12.4% of returns) Here:   +$19,596 State:   +$14,267 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 5.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.0% for AGIs over 100k) IRA payment deduction: $2,923 (reported on 3.2% of returns) 19608:   $2,923 Pennsylvania:   $2,903 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k) Self-employed pension: $13,313 (reported on 1.0% of returns) Here:   $13,313 Pennsylvania:   $14,674 Total itemized deductions: $19,480 (1% of AGI, reported on 44.2% of returns) Here:   $19,480 State:   $18,804 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.5% for AGIs below $10k, 10.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 13.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.4% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $3,122 (2.8% of AGI, reported on 39.6% of returns) Here:   $3,122 Pennsylvania:   $3,337 Here:   2.8% of AGI State:   3.3% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $10,473 (reported on 79.0% of returns) 19608:   $10,473 State:   $8,008 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.2% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,547 (reported on 6.9% of returns) Here:   $1,547 State:   $1,643 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 55.3% Here:   55% State:   56% (% for various income ranges: 49.4% for AGIs below $10k, 57.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 55.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 53.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.2% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$69,422
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Nearest zip codes: 19609, 19610, 19565, 19607, 19501, 19611.
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Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	77.3%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	4.8%
Whole state:	5.0%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in zip code 19608 with a mortgage: 3,332 (258 second mortgage, 758 home equity loan, 29 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,371

This zip code:	4.0%
Whole state:	11.6%

This zip code:	1.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

Here:	7.2
State:	6.4

Here:	4.2
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 2007 in zip code 19608: Less than $10,000: 4 $10,000 to $14,999: 2 $15,000 to $19,999: 4 $20,000 to $24,999: 4 $25,000 to $29,999: 4 $30,000 to $34,999: 2 $40,000 to $49,999: 8 $50,000 to $59,999: 20 $60,000 to $69,999: 14 $70,000 to $79,999: 10 $80,000 to $89,999: 26 $90,000 to $99,999: 32 $100,000 to $124,999: 208 $125,000 to $149,999: 575 $150,000 to $174,999: 698 $175,000 to $199,999: 630 $200,000 to $249,999: 966 $250,000 to $299,999: 792 $300,000 to $399,999: 609 $400,000 to $499,999: 241 $500,000 to $749,999: 159 $750,000 to $999,999: 30 $1,000,000 or more: 31

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 19608: Less than $100: 16 $100 to $149: 3 $150 to $199: 21 $200 to $249: 13 $250 to $299: 11 $300 to $349: 26 $350 to $399: 46 $400 to $449: 107 $450 to $499: 55 $500 to $549: 245 $550 to $599: 154 $600 to $649: 152 $650 to $699: 191 $700 to $749: 178 $750 to $799: 35 $800 to $899: 77 $900 to $999: 25 No cash rent: 21

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $124,915.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $214,024
• Black or African American householders: $195,875
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $508,655
• Asian householders: $190,806
• Some other race householders: $210,590
• Two or more races householders: $72,758
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $247,705

19608:	$214,783
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Detached houses: $264,666

Here:	$264,666
State:	$224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $162,369

Here:	$162,369
State:	$160,289

In 2-unit structures: $195,727

Here:	$195,727
State:	$153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $208,031

Here:	$208,031
State:	$204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $139,815

Here:	$139,815
State:	$211,072

Mobile homes: $23,214

Here:	$23,214
State:	$35,442

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,600
• One, attached: 945
• Two: 145
• 3 or 4: 279
• 5 to 9: 257
• 10 to 19: 125
• 20 to 49: 23
• 50 or more: 18
• Mobile homes: 21

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,487 (90%) Carpooled: 494 (6%) Bus or trolley bus: 65 (1%) Walked: 107 (1%) Other means: 16 (0%) Worked at home: 138 (2%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 230 5 to 9 minutes: 753 10 to 14 minutes: 1536 15 to 19 minutes: 1742 20 to 24 minutes: 1682 25 to 29 minutes: 498 30 to 34 minutes: 693 35 to 39 minutes: 102 40 to 44 minutes: 105 45 to 59 minutes: 385 60 to 89 minutes: 275 90 or more minutes: 168

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 87.0%

Household type by relationship
Households: 16,840

• In family households: 15,158 (4,200 male householders, 794 female householders)

  4,263 spouses, 5,260 children (4,835 natural, 222 adopted, 203 stepchildren), 236 grandchildren, 43 brothers or sisters, 82 parents, 165 other relatives, 115 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,682 (675 male householders (552 living alone)), 686 female householders (568 living alone)), 321 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 371 (359 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,244 2-persons, 1,105 3-persons, 1,101 4-persons, 395 5-persons, 105 6-persons, 44 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,120 1-person, 214 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

3,700 married couples with children.
672 single-parent households (171 men, 501 women).

93.1% of residents of 19608 zip code speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% very well, 21% well, 6% not well, 2% not at all).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% very well, 24% well, 7% not well).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% very well, 32% well, 15% not well, 3% not at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 619 (3.6%)
(57.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	3.6%
Whole state:	4.1%

First ancestries reported:

German: 5197

Italian: 1653

Irish: 1397

Other groups: 1052

United States or American: 1031

Polish: 991

English: 634

Pennsylvania German: 414

Dutch: 291

Scottish: 244

French (except Basque): 211

Scotch-Irish: 198

Welsh: 144

Slovak: 92

European: 84

Ukrainian: 83

Czechoslovakian: 69

Arab:: 59

Hungarian: 58

Russian: 56

Greek: 53

French Canadian: 46

Lithuanian: 40

Swiss: 39

Slavic: 36

British: 30

Palestinian: 29

Norwegian: 22

Portuguese: 21

Czech: 19

Eastern European: 18

Canadian: 17

Lebanese: 15

Syrian: 15

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 14

Subsaharan African:: 13

African: 13

Austrian: 11

Belgian: 11

Swedish: 8

Jamaican: 8

Brazilian: 7

Danish: 6

Bermudan: 6

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ALUM ALLOYS FOUNDRY (4601 PENN AVENUE in SINKING SPRING, PA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - AFS-23-2227591-1, AIR PROGRAM, PCS-PAR203508, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: ALUMINUM FOUNDRIES; FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS
  Organizations: ALUMINUM ALLOYS, INC. (OWNER/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: ALUMINUM ALLOYS, ALUMINUM ALLOYS INCORPORATED SINKING SPRING PLANT

• ALCON PRECISION DEVICE FACIL (714 COLUMBIA AVENUE BUILDING A in SINKING SPRING, PA)

  STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAD982364259, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, PCS-NNOEXSC12, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
  HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING.
  Organizations: ALCON MFG LTD DBA AML MFG IN PA (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , ALCON LABORATORIES INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• BERKS LANDFILL CORP (RD 8348 in SINKING SPRING, PA)

  SUPERFUND NPL (Superfund database)
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1990-0399, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-03-1998-0188, ICIS-03-1999-0200, ICIS-03-1997-0293, ICIS-03-2002-0316,
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: STABATROL BERKS COUNTY LANDFILL

• BEAN SINKING SPRING FUNERAL HOME (425 PENN AVE in SINKING SPRING, PA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - AFS-23-2122352-1, AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: FUNERAL SERVICE AND CREMATORIES
  Organizations: BEAN FUNERAL HOMES & CREMATION SERVICES, INC. (OWNER/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: BEAN FUNERAL HOMES &/SINKING SPRING HOME

• BEST BROS PAINT MFG (172 SHILLINGTON RD in READING, PA)

  STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAD067101311, 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: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , BEST BROS PAINT MFG CO INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• AMOCO STA FOOD SHOP (1200 COLUMBIA AVE in SINKING SPRING, PA)

  STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAD987362761, RESIDUAL WASTE, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, PWSID-3061018, DRINKING WATER PROGRAM
  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: CD SCHNECK INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: SCHNECKS AMOCO FOOD SHOPS

• AMOCO OIL CO (COLUMBIA AVE in SINKING SPRING, PA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  

• ADVANCED MACHINE CO (RT 422 WEST in SINKING SPRING, PA)

  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , RITA, WILLIAM E (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• AUTO COOL & LUBE (305 PENN AVE in SINKING SPRING, PA)

  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , MIOZZQ JOSEPH (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• ATLANTIC REFINING & MARKETING (719 SPRING ROAD in SINKING SPRING, PA)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
  

Median worth of mobile homes: $36,236

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

• This state: 13506
• Northeast: 1300
• Midwest: 476
• South: 882
• West: 248

59% of the 19608 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Pennsylvania.

Population in 1990: 13,037. Population change in the 1990s: +4,120 (+31.6%).

Here:	9.6%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Here:	7.4%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Here:	28.9%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• PENN IRON WORKS INC (700 OLD FRITZTOWN RD in READING, PA; small business): $1,662,600 in 3 contracts from 2003 to 2006

  $570,600 with Navy for Miscellaneous Ship and Marine Equipment. Signed on 2006-02-23. Completion date: 2007-12-31.
  $554,000, same as above. Signed on 2004-11-30. Completion date: 2005-08-26.
  $538,000, same as above. Signed on 2003-11-21. Completion date: 2004-08-20.
  

• INDUSTRIAL CONSORTIUM INC (116 HAMPSHIRE RD in READING, PA; small business): $138,989 in 16 contracts from 2004 to 2006

  Contracts for Degaussing and Mine Sweeping Equipment, Miscellaneous Electrical and Electronic Components, Hardware, Commercial, Helicopter Rotor Blades, Drive Mechanisms and Components, and more by Defense Logistics Agency
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $63,993; 2005: $59,905; 2006: $15,091.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $31,254 with Defense Logistics Agency for Degaussing and Mine Sweeping Equipment. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
  $16,810, same as above. Signed on 2004-10-26. Completion date: 2004-12-01.
  $11,378 with Defense Logistics Agency for Miscellaneous Electrical and Electronic Components. Signed on 2005-03-30. Completion date: 2005-07-27.
  $11,171 with Defense Logistics Agency for Hardware, Commercial. Signed on 2006-01-18. Completion date: 2006-05-19.
  

• LOWER HEIDELBERG TOWNSHIP (720 BROWNSVILLE RD in READING, PA): $79,218 in 10 contracts from 2002 to 2005

  Contracts for Other Professional Services, Guard Services by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $-462; 2003: $20,020; 2004: $38,748; 2005: $20,912; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $20,912 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2005-02-18. Completion date: 2005-09-15.
  $20,398, same as above. Signed on 2004-04-09. Completion date: 2004-04-11.
  $20,398 with Army for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2004-04-09. Completion date: 2004-04-11.
  $20,020 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Guard Services. Signed on 2003-03-17. Completion date: 2003-04-13.
  

• PAT FEDLER (307 MILLER RD in READING, PA; small business): $68,017 in 3 contracts in 2005

  $24,325 with Navy for Aircraft Ground Servicing Equipment. Signed on 2005-05-02. Completion date: 2005-06-10.
  $22,992 with Navy for Hose, Pipe, Tube, Lubrication, and Railing Fittings. Signed on 2005-06-03. Completion date: 2005-06-24.
  $20,700 with Navy for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2005-08-31. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
  

• BERKS WESTERN TELECOM INC (723 BROWNSVILLE RD in READING, PA; small business): $17,832 in 3 contracts in 2004

  $5,944 with Department of Defense for Telecommunications Network Management Services. Signed on 2004-02-04. Completion date: 2004-03-30.
  $5,944, same as above. Signed on 2004-02-04. Completion date: 2004-03-30.
  $5,944, same as above. Signed on 2004-02-04. Completion date: 2004-03-30.
  

• KREITZ WELDING & FABRICATION I (788 FRITZTOWN RD in READING, PA; small business): $8,147 in 2 contracts from 2004 to 2006

  $10,169 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2004-09-13. Completion date: 2004-10-12.
  $-2,022, same as above. Signed on 2006-04-26. Completion date: 2004-10-12.
  

• RF VISIONS (17 FOX GLEN DRIVE in SINKING SPRING, PA; small business)

  $5,000 with Navy for ADP Software, Equipment, and Telecommunications Training. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2005-01-24. Completion date: 2005-03-31.

• WESTERN BERKS WATER AUTHORITY (91 WATER RD in READING, PA): $-6,106 in 2 contracts in 2005

  $-3,053 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Water Services. Signed on 2005-05-26. Completion date: 2002-03-22.
  $-3,053 with Army for Water Services. Signed on 2005-05-26. Completion date: 2002-03-22.
  

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

• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 2 establishments, 10-19 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 3 establishments)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (50-99: 1, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Construction: New Housing Operative Builders (100-249: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (100-249: 1)

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