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
Worcester, PA19490Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.
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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History
What it’s like to live there
Getting around
Things to do
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Around Worcester
Distances
Nearest major airport
Philadelphia 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
U.S. Representative · Pennsylvania’s 4th DistrictMadeleine Dean (D)
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.
Montgomery 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 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.
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:
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
Dentists
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 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.
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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.