Lower Heidelberg is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, home to about 6,507 people across 15 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 19565 and 19608.
Homes sold for a median of $175 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population6,507438 per sq mi
Median home value$422,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$175Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Spring Township (Berks County); part is in Lower Heidelberg
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lower Heidelberg. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Lower Heidelberg
Distances
Nearest major airport
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)53 miles away
Closer regional airport
Lancaster Airport (LNS)19 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Philadelphia, PA53 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Lower Heidelberg; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Lower Heidelberg
U.S. Representative · Pennsylvania’s 9th DistrictDaniel Meuser (R)
U.S. Representative · Pennsylvania’s 6th DistrictChrissy Houlahan (D)
U.S. Representative · Pennsylvania’s 4th DistrictMadeleine Dean (D)
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
Lower Heidelberg had 6,230 residents in the 2020 census, up 50% since 2000.
It’s the 444th 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 (5 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
221 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lower Heidelberg’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Surgical Institute of ReadingGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Wyomissing4.6 miles
Penn State Health St.. JosephGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Reading5.8 miles
Reading HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · West Reading5.9 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
24
Specialist doctors
11
Dentists
5
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
49
Mental health providers
72
Physical and occupational therapists
46
Optometrists
2
Chiropractors
12
Pharmacies
6
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 Lower Heidelberg
Parks (16 nearby)
Shiloh Hills Park · 23 acres2.7 mi
Heidleburg Run-West · 19 acres1.0 mi
WeSH Park · 18 acres2.5 mi
Wernersville Park · 7 acres1.7 mi
Central GV Estates Park · 7 acres1.6 mi
Len Oak Park · 6 acres1.8 mi
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Redner's0.6 mi
Lidl2.4 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
CVS Pharmacy2.5 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Sinking Spring Public Library2.0 mi
Museums
Berks County Military History Museum4.7 mi
Reeser House Visitor Center5.4 mi
Reading Public Museum5.7 mi
Mid-Atlantic Air Museum6.5 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Miller Center for the Arts6.6 mi
Counts are within about 2.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Conrad Weiser Area SD, Wilson SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(6)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Conrad Weiser East El SchWernersville
K–4
449
Public
1.1 mi
Cornwall Terrace El SchSinking Spring
K–5
553
Public
2.5 mi
Green Valley El SchSinking Spring
K–5
505
Public
1.5 mi
Shiloh Hills El SchSinking Spring
K–5
572
Public
2.8 mi
Wilson Southern MSSinking Spring
6–8
753
Public
2.5 mi
Wilson West MSSinking Spring
6–8
780
Public
1.4 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 Spring Township (Berks County), Sinking Spring, South Heidelberg, Wernersville, Cumru, Heidelberg Township (Berks County) and North Heidelberg.
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