East Berlin is a borough in Adams County, Pennsylvania, home to about 1,523 people across 0.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 17316.
Homes sold for a median of $184 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Reading Township; part is in East Berlin
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside East Berlin. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)57 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Harrisburg International Airport (MDT)20 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Baltimore, MD50 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA99 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of East Berlin; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
East Berlin had 1,542 residents in the 2020 census, up 13% since 2000.
It’s the 1433rd largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Adams County grew from 34,496 residents in 1900 to 103,852 in 2020.
Adams County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 42.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, York Ap, PA weather station (8 miles away).
27,990 jobs at 1,967 businesses in Adams County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
24 doctors and other health care providers list an office in East Berlin.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 9 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 2 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 7 |
| Mental health providers | 4 |
| Chiropractors | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 5 |
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.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Reading Township, Washington Township (York County), Paradise Township (York County), Latimore and Hamilton Township (Adams County).
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.