ZIP Code 19559

Households in ZIP code 19559, near Reading, earn a median of $100,227, placing the area squarely in middle-income territory rather than among Pennsylvania's wealthier enclaves. Per-capita income sits at $37,255, and homes carry a median value of $202,600. Property taxes are set at the county level at 1.65%, so a home at that median value would generate roughly $3,343 in annual property tax. Combined with a 6.00% sales tax, the overall tax picture here leans moderately heavy, though the solid household earnings give residents room to absorb it.