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.
Mostly Bethel Township (Berks County); part is 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 airport
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)63 miles away
Closer regional airport
Lancaster 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
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
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.
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 48.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
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:
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 doctors
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
1
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.
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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.