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ZIP Code19545

New Berlinville, PA

Berks County · Pennsylvania · United States
Home to 1,016 people across 0.022 square miles.

EasternTop 5% densityOwner-majority53 ZIPs in county

At a glance

19545 by the numbers

Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.

Population
1,016
±729 · 32th pctile nationally
Median household income
$84,975
US median $70,109 · 71th pctile
Median home value
$141,600
US median $207,500 · 27th pctile
Median age
18.7
US median 42 years
Population density
46k/mi²
top 1% most dense
Land area
0.022 mi²
negligible water area

Location

Where 19545 is

40.34051, -75.630476 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates40.34051, -75.630476
Time zoneAmerica/New_York
CountyBerks County
StatePennsylvania (PA)
Land area0.022 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/New_York

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

Philadelphia, PA36.4 mi
New York, NY89.1 mi
Boston, MA275.1 mi
Chicago, IL633.1 mi

People

Who lives in 19545

1,016 residents in 277 households, averaging 3.67 people per household. The largest age group is under 18 at 39.1% of residents, and 81.9% of households are families.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 1839.1%
18-2415.1%
25-3417.4%
35-4420.0%
45-541.8%
55-646.7%
65+0.0%

Households

Composition and size

Total households277
Average household size3.67
Family households81.9%
Living alone18.1%
Median age18.7 years
Households with internet93.5%

Race & ethnicity

Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.

White84.9%
Two or more15.1%

Income & work

What people earn in 19545

The median household here earns $84,975 a year, above the US median of $70,109, which puts 19545 ahead of 71% of American ZIP codes. 33.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Compared to the US

This ZIP against the national median

Median household income$84,975
LowestHighest
Higher than 71% of all US ZIP codes.
Median household income$84,975 ±$13,455
Per capita income$21,624
Poverty rate33.2%
Unemployment rate26.9%
Labor force participation97.3%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

<$25k0.0%
$25-50k0.0%
$50-75k32.1%
$75-100k61.4%
$100-150k6.5%
$150-200k0.0%
$200k+0.0%

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 0.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 100.0% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 19545

A typical home is valued at $141,600. This is an owner-majority area — 100.0% of occupied homes are owned, and the typical building went up in 1938.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value$141,600
Median gross rent—/mo
Median year built1938
Housing units277
Vacancy rate0.0%

Own vs. rent

Of 277 occupied units

Owner-occupied100.0%
Renter-occupied0.0%
Owner households277
Renter households0

Building types

Units by structure size

Single family100.0%

Getting to work

How 19545 commutes

100.0% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 23.2 minutes.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Drove alone100.0%

Travel time

Mean commute 23.2 minutes

<10 min10.4%
10-1918.3%
20-2954.1%
30-4417.3%
45-590.0%
60+0.0%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 19545

ZIP code 19545 is assigned to New Berlinville, PA, and falls within Berks County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 1,016 people live inside it.

At 46,182 residents per square mile spread over 0.022 square miles, 19545 reads as a dense urban area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.

Household earnings run above the national median. At $84,975, 19545 sits comfortably in the upper half, ahead of 71% of them. The US median for comparison is $70,109. Bear in mind that median income describes the midpoint household, not the average — it is not pulled upward by a handful of very high earners the way a mean would be.

Living here

What life in New Berlinville looks like

Housing in 19545 costs below the national median. A typical home is valued at $141,600 against a US median of $207,500. Ownership dominates: 100.0% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, which usually signals an established residential area with relatively low turnover.

The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 100.0% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1938, making the housing here largely pre-war. At 0.0%, vacancy is low — housing here is tightly held.

The population skews notably young, with a median age of 18.7 against 42 nationally. Households are relatively large at 3.67 people on average, with 81.9% classified as family households.

Getting to work takes 23.2 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 100.0% of workers.

Where to stay

Where to stay in New Berlinville, PA

New Berlinville sits in a densely built environment, and accommodation in and around 19545 tends to reflect that — full-service hotels, boutique properties and serviced apartments packed close together, usually within walking distance of transit. Rates in dense urban codes move sharply with the calendar: midweek business demand and weekend leisure demand can price very differently.

For reference, Philadelphia, PA is about 36.4 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.

Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.

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Practical uses

What ZIP code 19545 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 19545 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.

For anyone weighing a move, 19545 offers a compact profile of New Berlinville: 1,016 residents, a median household income of $84,975, 0.0% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 26.9%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.

One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 19545 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in New Berlinville may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.

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Questions

Common questions about 19545

What city is ZIP code 19545 in?
19545 serves New Berlinville, Pennsylvania, in Berks County, United States.
What is the population of 19545?
About 1,016 people live in ZIP code 19545, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±729. That works out to roughly 46,182 people per square mile.
What is the average income in 19545?
The median household income in 19545 is $84,975 per year, compared with a US median of $70,109. Per capita income is $21,624. Median income is more representative than an average because it isn't skewed by a small number of very high earners.
How expensive is housing in 19545?
The median home value is $141,600 and median gross rent is — a month. 100.0% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
Is 19545 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 26.9%, and the median age is 18.7. The average commute is 23.2 minutes. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 19545 in?
19545 observes Eastern Time (America/New_York). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 19545?
ZIP code 19545 covers 0.022 square miles of land, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 19545 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 19545 reads as a dense urban area. It holds 46,182 people per square mile across 0.022 square miles of land. For reference, densities above 10,000 per square mile generally indicate an urban core, 1,000–3,000 is typically suburban, and under 200 is rural. These are rules of thumb rather than official designations — the Census Bureau classifies urban and rural areas by census block, not by ZIP code.
What is the commute like from 19545?
The average one-way commute from 19545 takes about 23.2 minutes. The most common way to travel is drove alone, used by 100.0% of workers aged 16 and over. Commute figures cover people who were employed and working outside the home during the survey period.
How many people work in 19545?
About 481 residents of 19545 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 97.3% and the unemployment rate is 26.9%. Note this counts residents by where they live, not by where they work — a ZIP with many offices can have far more jobs than employed residents.
Where should I stay when visiting 19545?
Accommodation in and around New Berlinville, PA ranges with the character of the area. See the 'Where to stay' section on this page for local context, and use the live search there for current availability and pricing.
Does 19545 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists New Berlinville as the primary place and Berks County as the county. ZIP codes follow mail delivery routes rather than municipal or county lines, so a single code can straddle boundaries, and USPS also recognises alternate acceptable city names for many codes. If you need the definitive answer for a specific street address, the USPS ZIP Code Lookup is the authority.
Can ZIP code 19545 change?
Yes. USPS adjusts ZIP codes as delivery volumes shift — codes are occasionally split, merged, retired or newly created, and boundaries move more often than most people assume. The Census Bureau's ZCTA definitions, which underpin the demographic figures on this page, are redrawn only once a decade, so the two can drift apart between censuses.

Methodology

Where this data comes from

  • Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
  • Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 19545. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
  • Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
  • Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
  • Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
On accuracy. ACS figures are survey estimates, not counts. The margin of error shown alongside the population figure means the true value has a 90% chance of falling in that range. For small ZIP codes the error can be large relative to the estimate — treat the direction as more reliable than the exact number. This page reports data for ZCTA 19545, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.