Reade is a township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, home to about 1,612 people across 38 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 16619 and 16639, and parts of 16627 and 16640 are in Reade too.
Homes sold for a median of $193 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Reade; also White Township (Cambria County) and Gulich
Mostly Beccaria; part is in Reade
Mostly White Township (Cambria County); part is in Reade
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Reade. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)92 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Altoona Blair County Airport (AOO)29 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Pittsburgh, PA79 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA184 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Reade; 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.
Reade had 1,441 residents in the 2020 census, down 18% since 2000.
It’s the 1384th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Cambria County grew from 104,837 residents in 1900 to 133,472 in 2020.
Cambria County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 40.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 50 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Prince Gallitzin Sp, PA weather station (4 miles away).
43,601 jobs at 2,996 businesses in Cambria County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Reade’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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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 (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
Counts are within about 4 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Beccaria, Coalport, White Township (Cambria County), Gulich, Clearfield Township (Cambria County), Chest Township (Cambria County) and Bigler.
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.