Reading, Pennsylvania

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Philadelphia. It is located about 48 miles [77 km] to the southeast of Reading and has a population of 1,517,550 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Allentown. It is located about 29 miles [46 km] to the northeast of Reading and has a population of 106,632 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Elsmere (DE)	SE	45 mi [72.4 km]	5,688	1.93% decrease
	Newark (DE)	S	46 mi [74 km]	29,886	4.69% increase
	Wilmington (DE)	SE	46 mi [74 km]	72,592	0.1% decrease
	Phillipsburg (NJ)	NE	45 mi [72.4 km]	14,528	4.21% decrease
	Bethlehem	NE	35 mi [56.3 km]	72,241	1.28% increase
	Chester	SE	44 mi [70.8 km]	36,564	0.79% decrease
	Coatesville	S	25 mi [40.23 km]	11,624	7.25% increase
	Easton	NE	44 mi [70.8 km]	26,080	0.7% decrease
	Harrisburg	W	50 mi [80.5 km]	47,148	3.68% decrease
	Hazleton	N	42 mi [67.6 km]	21,732	6.85% decrease
	Lancaster	SW	29 mi [46.67 km]	54,626	3.06% decrease
	Lebanon	W	26 mi [41.84 km]	24,097	1.49% decrease
	Pottsville	NW	27 mi [43.45 km]	14,405	7.36% decrease
	Shamokin	NW	45 mi [72.4 km]	7,367	8.02% decrease
	York	SW	49 mi [78.9 km]	40,097	1.87% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance
	Amity Gardens	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]
	Brice Village	SE	4 mi [6.44 km]
	Brownsville	W	8 mi [12.87 km]
	Deerfield Village	S	2 mi [3.22 km]
	Exeter Village	SE	4 mi [6.44 km]
	Flying Hills	S	4 mi [6.44 km]
	Georgetown Village	N	7 mi [11.27 km]
	Lorane	SE	5 mi [8.05 km]
	Phoebe Berks Village	W	7 mi [11.27 km]
	Reamstown	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]
	Reiffton	SE	3 mi [4.83 km]
	South Temple	N	4 mi [6.44 km]
	Spring Ridge	W	3 mi [4.83 km]
	West Wyomissing	W	3 mi [4.83 km]
	Whitfield	W	4 mi [6.44 km]

Berks County

Reading is located in Berks County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Berks: Chester, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery and Schuylkill.

While not sharing a border with Berks, the following counties are close to Reading: Bedford, Bucks and Erie.

Below are counties that are near Reading (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Reading:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Reading
	New Castle County (DE)	S	Auburn (DE)	38 miles [61 km]
	Bedford County	SW	Napiersville	14 miles [22 km]
	Bucks County	E	Geryville	24 miles [38 km]
	Carbon County	N	Germans	30 miles [48 km]
	Chester County	SE	Pine Swamp	13 miles [20 km]
	Columbia County	NW	Byrnsville	38 miles [61 km]
	Dauphin County	W	Bachmanville	35 miles [56 km]
	Delaware County	SE	Greenbriar at Thornbury	34 miles [54 km]
	Erie County	SE	Sidley	26 miles [41 km]
	Franklin County	SW	Waynesboro	35 miles [56 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Pennsylvania<3>

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