ZIP Code 19551

Households in ZIP code 19551, near Reading, earn a median of $90,504, placing the area in middle-income territory rather than among Pennsylvania's wealthier suburbs. Per-capita income reaches $40,640, and homes typically value at $264,200. Property taxes are levied at 1.65% of assessed value at the county level, which on a home at that median value works out to roughly $4,360 annually. Add a 6.00% combined sales tax on purchases, and the overall cost of living here carries a steady tax component that residents absorb alongside their mortgage payments.