Town guide

Upper Tulpehocken, Pennsylvania

Upper Tulpehocken is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, home to about 1,609 people across 23 square miles. Its ZIP code is 19559, and parts of 19506 and 19507 are in Upper Tulpehocken too.

Homes sold for a median of $182 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population1,60969 per sq mi
Median home value$308,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$182Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking56%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Upper Tulpehocken

3 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns
Strausstown, PA19559Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

All in Upper Tulpehocken

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Upper Tulpehocken. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Upper Tulpehocken

Distances

Nearest major airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)63 miles away
Closer regional airportLancaster Airport (LNS)25 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Philadelphia, PA62 miles away

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

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

Who represents Upper Tulpehocken

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 Tulpehocken had 1,856 residents in the 2020 census, up 24% since 2000.

It’s the 1385th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

Berks County grew from 159,615 residents in 1900 to 428,849 in 2020.

Upper Tulpehocken population by census2000: 1,495, 2010: 1,575, 2020: 1,8561,49520001,57520101,8562020

Berks County, 1900–2020

Berks County population, 1900 to 20201900: 159,615, 1910: 183,222, 1920: 200,854, 1930: 231,717, 1940: 241,884, 1950: 255,740, 1960: 275,414, 1970: 296,382, 1980: 312,509, 1990: 336,523, 2000: 373,638, 2010: 411,442, 2020: 428,849160K’00’10201K’20’30242K’40’50275K’60’70313K’80’90374K’00’10429K’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 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 48.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Upper TulpehockenJan: high 37°F, low 20°F, 3.3 in; Feb: high 40°F, low 21°F, 2.6 in; Mar: high 49°F, low 29°F, 3.9 in; Apr: high 62°F, low 38°F, 3.8 in; May: high 72°F, low 49°F, 3.8 in; Jun: high 80°F, low 58°F, 4.8 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 63°F, 5.2 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 62°F, 4.6 in; Sep: high 77°F, low 54°F, 5 in; Oct: high 65°F, low 42°F, 4.3 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 33°F, 3.2 in; Dec: high 42°F, low 25°F, 3.8 in37°20°Jan3.340°21°Feb2.649°29°Mar3.962°38°Apr3.872°49°May3.880°58°Jun4.885°63°Jul5.283°62°Aug4.677°54°Sep5.065°42°Oct4.353°33°Nov3.242°25°Dec3.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Blue Marsh Lake, PA weather station (9 miles away).

Jobs in Berks County

172,167 jobs at 8,521 businesses in Berks County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Berks CountyHealth care and social assistance: 33,881 jobs; Manufacturing: 33,123 jobs; Retail trade: 20,155 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 13,356 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 10,021 jobs; Administrative and support: 8,205 jobs; Wholesale trade: 7,910 jobs; Construction: 7,245 jobsHealth care and social assistance 20% Manufacturing 19% Retail trade 12% Hotels and restaurants 8% Transportation and warehousing 6% Administrative and support 5% Wholesale trade 5% Construction 4%

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

Health care

2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Upper Tulpehocken.

Nearest hospitals

  • Penn State Health St.. JosephGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Reading11.1 miles
  • Surgical Institute of ReadingGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Wyomissing11.5 miles
  • Geisinger St.. Luke's HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Orwigsburg13.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1

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 Tulpehocken

Parks (5 nearby)

  • Rentschler Arboretum · 34 acres2.9 mi
  • Jefferson Park · 33 acres2.7 mi
  • Strausstown Lions Park · 6 acres2.4 mi
  • Stanton Clay Park · 2 acres3.2 mi
  • Strausstown Lions Park2.4 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • Boyer's Food Market2.0 mi
  • Blue Marsh Market3.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Rite Aid6.4 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy6.6 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Bernville Area Community Library3.1 mi

Museums

  • Golden Age Air Museum6.0 mi

Counts are within about 3.5 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.

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Shares ZIP codes with Bethel Township (Berks County), Jefferson Township (Berks County), Penn Township (Berks County), Bernville, Bern, Upper Bern, Tulpehocken and North Heidelberg.

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.