Berks County, Pennsylvania

Time Zone: Berks County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Reading is the seat for Berks County.

Berks County was founded March 11, 1752. Berks was created by taking area from Philadelphia, Chester and Lancaster Counties.

Using the Census estimates for 2008^<1>, Berks had a population of 403,595 people. This is an increase of 7.77% since the 2000 Census, which gave a population of 374,497 people.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Berks represented 3.05% of the total population of Pennsylvania, making it the state's 9th most populous county (out of 67 counties).

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Berks County Census page.

Below are some of the communities located in Berks County (for more communities, please visit our Nearby Page):

The Commemorative Quarter for Pennsylvania<2>

Search for Local Businesses

We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

Other Roadside Stops

Off-the-Road Links

Footnotes