Reading

Berks County, PA

Population

94,601

Walk Score

94 · Walker's Paradise

Median rent

$942

Median home value

$96,900

Founded

1748

Reading is a city in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. The city had a population of 95,112 at the 2020 census and is the fourth-most populous city in Pennsylvania after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Allentown. Reading is located in the southeastern part of the state and is the principal city of the Greater Reading area, which had 420,152 residents in 2020.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

Blue Marsh Archeological District
Callowhill Historic District
Callowhill Historic District
Centre Park Historic District
French Creek State Park: Organized Group Camp 4 District · listed 1987
Gaul, A., Historic District
Historic Districtt
Janssen Historic District
Kissinger Church District
Meinig Glove Factory-Meinig, E. Richard, Co. · listed 1985
Park Line Historic District
Penn's Common Historic District
Prince Street Historic District
Queen Anne Historic District · listed 2004
Reading Hardware Company · listed 1997

Notable landmarks

Askew Bridge · listed 1973
Berks County Trust Company · listed 2019
Bethel A.M.E. Church · listed 1979
Bishop, John, House · listed 1985
Bishop-Tyson House
City Hall · listed 1982
Cotton and Maple Streets School · listed 1986
Curtis and Jones Company Shoe Factory · listed 2014
Foos, Charles S., Elementary School · listed 1983
Grimshaw Silk Mill · listed 1985
Gruber Wagon Works · listed 1972
Hampden Firehouse · listed 1982
Hendel Brothers, Sons and Company Hat Factory · listed 1979
Hotel Abraham Lincoln · listed 2017
Keystone Hook and Ladder Company · listed 1985
Liberty Fire Company No. 5 · listed 1985
Lindbergh Viaduct · listed 1988
Livingood House-Stryker Hospital · listed 1996
Log House, Hiester House, and Market Annex · listed 1979
Marshall House
Metropolitan Edison Building · listed 1983
Noe-Equal Hosiery Company Building
Pagoda · listed 1972
Pomeroy's Department Store Complex
Reading Hardware Company Butt Works · listed 1979
…and 11 more

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