Tilden is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, home to about 3,631 people across 19 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 19526 and 19541.
Homes sold for a median of $176 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population3,631192 per sq mi
Median home value$200,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$176Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Centre Township (Berks County); part is in Tilden
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Tilden. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Tilden
Distances
Nearest major airport
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)61 miles away
Closer regional airport
Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE)30 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Philadelphia, PA58 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Tilden; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Tilden
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
Tilden had 3,603 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.
It’s the 777th 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 49.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 21 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hamburg, PA weather station (about a mile 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
86 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Tilden’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Geisinger St.. Luke's HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Orwigsburg8.4 miles
Penn State Health St.. JosephGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Reading11.6 miles
Surgical Institute of ReadingGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Wyomissing12.9 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
36
Specialist doctors
2
Dentists
5
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
8
Mental health providers
11
Physical and occupational therapists
21
Optometrists
3
Pharmacies
4
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 Tilden
Parks (5 nearby)
Kaercher Creek Park · 156 acres1.5 mi
Hamburg Community Park · 29 acres1.0 mi
Shoemakersville Municipal Park · 9 acres2.9 mi
Windsor Township Park · 4 acres2.1 mi
Tilden Township Park · 3 acres0.6 mi
Grocery stores (4 nearby)
Redner's0.7 mi
Weis0.8 mi
Aldi1.5 mi
Walmart Supercenter1.8 mi
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Rite Aid0.6 mi
Weis Pharmacy0.8 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Hamburg Public Library0.8 mi
Museums (2 nearby)
Reading Railroad Heritage Museum0.4 mi
Hamburg Area Historical Society0.6 mi
Counts are within about 3 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Hamburg Area SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Tilden El CenterHamburg
K–5
562
Public
0.8 mi
Hamburg Area Middle SchoolHamburg
6–8
482
Public
1.1 mi
Hamburg Area HSHamburg
9–12
674
Public
0.9 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Blue Mountain Sda ElementaryHamburg
Pre-K–8
30
Seventh-day Adventist
2.7 mi
Blue Mountain AcademyHamburg
9–12
145
Seventh-day Adventist
2.6 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 Hamburg, Centre Township (Berks County), Windsor Township, Perry Township (Berks County), Upper Bern, Maidencreek and Centerport.
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