ZIP Code 19547

ZIP code 19547, near Reading, sits in middle-income territory, with a median household income of $89,948 and per-capita income of $50,380. Homes here carry a median value of $357,900, and the county-level effective property tax rate of 1.65% means owners pay a meaningful share of that value each year. Add a 6.00% combined sales tax on purchases, and the overall tax load is steady rather than slight. This area leans toward comfortable working- and middle-class households whose earnings support homeownership while absorbing property and sales taxes that shape day-to-day costs.