Town guide

Upper Frederick, Pennsylvania

Upper Frederick is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, home to about 3,707 people across 10.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 18054, 18074, 19473 and 19492.

Homes sold for a median of $230 per square foot across 4 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 3 of 4 were seller’s markets.

Population3,707371 per sq mi
Median home value$399,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$230Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking42%Median of 4 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Upper Frederick

4 ZIP codes, 4 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Upper Frederick

Distances

Nearest major airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)33 miles away
Closer regional airportLehigh Valley International Airport (ABE)24 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Philadelphia, PA28 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Upper Frederick; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Upper Frederick

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

Upper Frederick had 3,703 residents in the 2020 census, up 18% since 2000.

It’s the 767th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

Montgomery County grew from 138,995 residents in 1900 to 856,553 in 2020.

Upper Frederick population by census2000: 3,141, 2010: 3,523, 2020: 3,7033,14120003,52320103,7032020

Montgomery County, 1900–2020

Montgomery County population, 1900 to 20201900: 138,995, 1910: 169,590, 1920: 199,310, 1930: 265,804, 1940: 289,247, 1950: 353,068, 1960: 516,682, 1970: 623,799, 1980: 643,621, 1990: 678,111, 2000: 750,097, 2010: 799,874, 2020: 856,553139K’00’10199K’20’30289K’40’50517K’60’70644K’80’90750K’00’10857K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

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.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Upper FrederickJan: high 37°F, low 22°F, 3 in; Feb: high 40°F, low 23°F, 2.6 in; Mar: high 49°F, low 30°F, 4.1 in; Apr: high 61°F, low 40°F, 3.6 in; May: high 71°F, low 50°F, 3.7 in; Jun: high 79°F, low 59°F, 3.8 in; Jul: high 84°F, low 64°F, 4.7 in; Aug: high 82°F, low 62°F, 4.4 in; Sep: high 75°F, low 55°F, 4.8 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 43°F, 3.8 in; Nov: high 52°F, low 34°F, 3 in; Dec: high 42°F, low 27°F, 3.8 in37°22°Jan3.040°23°Feb2.649°30°Mar4.161°40°Apr3.671°50°May3.779°59°Jun3.884°64°Jul4.782°62°Aug4.475°55°Sep4.863°43°Oct3.852°34°Nov3.042°27°Dec3.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pottstown Limerick Ap, PA weather station (6 miles away).

Jobs in Montgomery County

559,196 jobs at 26,711 businesses in Montgomery County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Montgomery CountyHealth care and social assistance: 93,071 jobs; Professional services: 59,440 jobs; Retail trade: 54,704 jobs; Finance and insurance: 43,707 jobs; Administrative and support: 43,238 jobs; Manufacturing: 42,876 jobs; Company headquarters: 36,030 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 33,415 jobsHealth care and social assistance 17% Professional services 11% Retail trade 10% Finance and insurance 8% Administrative and support 8% Manufacturing 8% Company headquarters 6% Hotels and restaurants 6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

65 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Upper Frederick’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Physicians Care Surgical HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Royersford7.5 miles
  • Pottstown HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Pottstown8.2 miles
  • St. Luke's Hospital - Grand View CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Sellersville9.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors5
Specialist doctors1
Dentists2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants9
Mental health providers27
Physical and occupational therapists18
Optometrists1
Chiropractors2
Pharmacies4

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 Upper Frederick

Parks (8 nearby)

  • Colonial Park · 21 acres1.4 mi
  • Central Perkiomen Valley · 15 acres0.8 mi
  • Isaac Smith Park · 6 acres1.9 mi
  • Coble Park · 6 acres2.1 mi
  • Rahmer Park · 4 acres2.0 mi
  • Unami Creek Park · 2 acres2.2 mi

Grocery stores

  • Landis Supermarket3.7 mi
  • Redner's4.6 mi
  • Giant5.1 mi
  • Landis Supermarket5.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Professional Pharmacy5.3 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy5.8 mi
  • Rann Pharmacy5.9 mi

Libraries

  • Perkiomen Valley Library4.0 mi
  • Upper Perkiomen Valley Library4.4 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • The Goschenhoppen Historians2.0 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Green Lane Park Amphitheater1.7 mi

Counts are within about 2.5 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.

Schools in Upper Frederick

Public schools here are run by Upper Perkiomen SD, Perkiomen Valley SD, South East Youth Dev Center. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Marlborough El SchGreen LaneK–3409Public2.4 mi
Schwenksville El SchSchwenksvilleK–5474Public4.3 mi
Perkiomen Valley MS-WestZieglerville6–8509Public2.4 mi
South East Youth Dev CenterCollegeville7–121Alternative Education6.5 mi
Private schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St Mary Catholic SchoolSchwenksvillePre-K–8183Roman Catholic2.9 mi
St Teresa of Calcutta SchoolSchwenksvillePre-K–8305Roman Catholic5.0 mi
Deep Creek Learning CenterSchwenksvilleK–1250Christian (no specific denomination)6.7 mi
Deep Creek Learning CenterSchwenksvilleK–1257Christian (no specific denomination)6.7 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 Limerick, New Hanover, Perkiomen, Skippack, Lower Salford, Lower Frederick, Marlborough, Schwenksville, Upper Salford, Salford, West Rockhill, Milford Township (Bucks County) and Green Lane.

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