Pottstown is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, home to about 23,476 people across 4.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 19464.
Homes sold for a median of $197 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Pottstown; also Lower Pottsgrove and Upper Pottsgrove
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Pottstown. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)34 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE)28 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Philadelphia, PA31 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Pottstown; 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.
Pottstown had 23,433 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.
It’s the 75th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Montgomery County grew from 138,995 residents in 1900 to 856,553 in 2020.
Montgomery County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 45.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pottstown Limerick Ap, PA weather station (4 miles away).
559,196 jobs at 26,711 businesses in Montgomery County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1,609 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Pottstown.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 47 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 98 |
| Dentists | 47 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 100 |
| Mental health providers | 1,242 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 45 |
| Optometrists | 12 |
| Chiropractors | 18 |
| Pharmacies | 16 |
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.
Parks (7 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1.5 miles 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.
Established in 1750.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Pottstown SD, Pottsgrove SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barth El SchPottstown | Pre-K–4 | 321 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| Franklin El SchPottstown | Pre-K–4 | 354 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Lincoln El SchPottstown | Pre-K–4 | 322 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Rupert El SchPottstown | Pre-K–4 | 379 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Ringing Rocks El SchPottstown | K–2 | 383 | Public | 0.2 mi |
| West Pottsgrove El SchStowe | K–2 | 252 | Public | 3.7 mi |
| Lower Pottsgrove El SchPottstown | 3–5 | 646 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Pottstown MSPottstown | 5–8 | 918 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Pottsgrove MSPottstown | 6–8 | 678 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Pottsgrove SHSPottstown | 9–12 | 973 | Public | 0.2 mi |
| Pottstown HSPottstown | 9–12 | 911 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Minds Montessori SchoolPottstown | Pre-K–1 | 4 | Nonsectarian | 1.7 mi |
| Wee Care Child Development CenterSanatoga | Pre-K–K | 17 | Nonsectarian | 2.0 mi |
| Wyndcroft SchoolPottstown | Pre-K–8 | 148 | Nonsectarian | 1.1 mi |
| Coventry Christian Schools, Inc.Pottstown | K–12 | 477 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 1.5 mi |
| St Aloysius SchoolPottstown | K–8 | 238 | Roman Catholic | 0.7 mi |
| Cottage Seven AcademyPhoenixville | 2–12 | 59 | Nonsectarian | 9.0 mi |
| Access Learning AcademyStowe | 6–12 | 22 | Nonsectarian | 3.1 mi |
| The Hill SchoolPottstown | 9–12 | 539 | Nonsectarian | 1.6 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Lower Pottsgrove, Upper Pottsgrove, West Pottsgrove, Limerick and New Hanover.
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