Bernville is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, home to about 802 people across 0.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 19506.
Homes sold for a median of $192 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population8021,910 per sq mi
Median home value$235,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$192Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Jefferson Township (Berks County); part is in Bernville
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bernville. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Bernville
Distances
Nearest major airport
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)62 miles away
Closer regional airport
Lancaster Airport (LNS)25 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Philadelphia, PA61 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Bernville; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Bernville
U.S. Representative · Pennsylvania’s 9th DistrictDaniel Meuser (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Bernville had 905 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2000.
It’s the 1907th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Berks County grew from 159,615 residents in 1900 to 428,849 in 2020.
Berks County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 48.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Blue Marsh Lake, PA weather station (7 miles away).
Jobs in Berks County
172,167 jobs at 8,521 businesses in Berks County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
23 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bernville.
Nearest hospitals
Penn State Health St.. JosephGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Reading9.3 miles
Surgical Institute of ReadingGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Wyomissing9.9 miles
Reading HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · West Reading12.7 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
8
Specialist doctors
1
Dentists
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
1
Mental health providers
7
Physical and occupational therapists
3
Optometrists
1
Chiropractors
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Bernville
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Boyer's Food Market0.7 mi
Libraries
Bernville Area Community Library1.6 mi
Sharlesville Community Library4.3 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Tulpehocken Area SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Penn Bernville El SchBernville
K–6
302
Public
1.1 mi
Tulpehocken Area MSBernville
7–8
214
Public
2.8 mi
Tulpehocken Area HSBernville
9–12
441
Public
2.8 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Jefferson Township (Berks County), Penn Township (Berks County), Upper Tulpehocken, Bern, Upper Bern, Tulpehocken and North Heidelberg.
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