Town guide

Worcester, Pennsylvania

Worcester is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, home to about 10,793 people across 16 square miles. Its ZIP code is 19490, and parts of 19403, 19426 and 19446 are in Worcester too.

Homes sold for a median of $250 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population10,793665 per sq mi
Median home value$614,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$250Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking52%Median of 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Worcester

4 ZIP codes, 3 shared with neighboring towns

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

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Around Worcester

Distances

Nearest major airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)23 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Philadelphia, PA18 miles away

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

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

Who represents Worcester

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

Worcester had 10,317 residents in the 2020 census, up 32% since 2000.

It’s the 243rd largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

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

Worcester population by census2000: 7,789, 2010: 9,750, 2020: 10,3177,78920009,750201010,3172020

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 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 48.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 13 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near WorcesterJan: high 40°F, low 20°F, 3.3 in; Feb: high 42°F, low 22°F, 2.6 in; Mar: high 50°F, low 29°F, 3.9 in; Apr: high 62°F, low 39°F, 3.8 in; May: high 72°F, low 49°F, 4 in; Jun: high 81°F, low 59°F, 4.2 in; Jul: high 86°F, low 64°F, 5 in; Aug: high 84°F, low 61°F, 4.6 in; Sep: high 78°F, low 53°F, 4.9 in; Oct: high 66°F, low 41°F, 4.5 in; Nov: high 55°F, low 32°F, 3.4 in; Dec: high 45°F, low 25°F, 4.4 in40°20°Jan3.342°22°Feb2.650°29°Mar3.962°39°Apr3.872°49°May4.081°59°Jun4.286°64°Jul5.084°61°Aug4.678°53°Sep4.966°41°Oct4.555°32°Nov3.445°25°Dec4.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Graterford 1 E, PA weather station (4 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

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Worcester.

Nearest hospitals

  • Valley Forge Medical CenterGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Norristown2.6 miles
  • Eagleville HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Eagleville3.1 miles
  • Jefferson Einstein Montgomery HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · East Norriton3.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Dentists1

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 Worcester

Parks (8 nearby)

  • Peter Wentz Farmstead · 103 acres1.7 mi
  • Heebner Park · 85 acres0.5 mi
  • Fischers Park · 54 acres2.4 mi
  • Ballard Wolffe Park · 35 acres2.0 mi
  • Eskie Park · 8 acres2.6 mi
  • Green lane Park · 6 acres2.7 mi

Grocery stores

  • Acme3.5 mi
  • Lidl3.7 mi
  • Weis3.8 mi
  • Grocery Outlet4.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Skippack Pharmacy3.1 mi
  • Walgreens3.5 mi
  • Walgreens3.9 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy3.9 mi

Libraries

  • Lower Providence Community Library3.1 mi
  • Evansburg Free Library3.4 mi
  • Myrin Library4.8 mi
  • North Wales Area Library4.8 mi
  • North Wales Book Exchange5.0 mi

Museums

  • Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art4.8 mi
  • Historical Society of Montgomery County5.1 mi
  • The Speaker's House5.4 mi
  • Henry Muhlenberg House5.5 mi
  • Dewee's Tavern5.6 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Playcrafters of Skippack2.7 mi

Counts are within about 3 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 Lansdale, West Norriton, Lower Providence, Upper Providence Township (Montgomery County), Towamencin, Skippack, Upper Gwynedd, Montgomery Township (Montgomery County), East Norriton, Collegeville, Perkiomen, Trappe and Hatfield.

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.