What city is 19602 in?

19602 is a Reading, PA mailing address. By land area, 74% lies inside Reading; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 19602?

About 18,495 people (±1,285), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 19,782.

What is the median household income in 19602?

$34,582 (±$4,421), compared with $77,971 for Pennsylvania as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.

How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 19602?

10 USPS carrier routes with 7,173 residential and 383 business mailboxes (7,557 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 19602?

The closest, measured center to center: 19611 (1.4 mi, Reading), 19604 (2.2 mi, Reading), 19601 (2.3 mi, Reading), 19607 (2.9 mi, Shillington borough, PA), 19606 (3.2 mi, Reiffton) and 19610 (3.2 mi, Wyomissing borough, PA).

19602 ZIP Code, Reading, PA

19602 is a ZIP code in Reading, Pennsylvania in Berks County. It covers 2.0 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 19611, 19604 and 19601. 18,495 people live here in 6,840 households. At about 9,062 people per square mile it is built up to city-neighborhood density, and most households rent (27% own). Median household income is $34,582, well below the Pennsylvania median of $77,971; 22% of residents moved in during the past year.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Reading, PA
County: Berks County
Land area: 2.0 sq mi
Population: 18,495
Median household income: $34,582
Carrier routes: 10 (7,173 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	18,495
Households	6,840
Median household income	$34,582
Income per person	$19,090
Median age	31.4
Homeowners	26.5%
Median home value	$96,000
Median rent	$1,041
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.1%
Average commute (minutes)	27.4
Households with kids under 18	38.5%
Moved in the past year	21.9%
Below the poverty line	35.5%
Broadband internet	86.7%
Speak a non-English language at home	59.0%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	10.4%
$10–15K	8.4%
$15–25K	18.2%
$25–35K	13.6%
$35–50K	13.3%
$50–75K	16.1%
$75–100K	9.3%
$100–150K	7.6%
$150–200K	1.6%
$200K+	1.5%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	16.6%
10–19	16.4%
20–24	8.2%
25–34	12.8%
35–44	13.2%
45–54	12.4%
55–64	11.2%
65–74	7.0%
75+	2.1%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	11.9%
Owned outright	11.7%
Rented	61.7%
Vacant	14.7%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	5.7%
Townhome	51.3%
2–4 units	21.2%
5–19 units	11.4%
20+ units	10.3%
Mobile / other	0.0%

Businesses in 19602

187 business establishments with 3,842 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Retail Trade: 38
Health Care and Social Assistance: 28
Accommodation and Food Services: 23
Other Services (except Public Administration): 23
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 12
Construction: 11
Wholesale Trade: 11
Manufacturing: 9

EDDM carrier routes

19602 has 10 USPS carrier routes with 7,173 residential and 383 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 19602

19602 has 10 USPS carrier routes (10 city (C)) with 7,173 residential and 383 business mailboxes. Routes range from 319 homes (C006) to 960 homes (C063); the median route has 731 homes. The Census counted 6,840 households in 19602 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	0
250–499	1
500–749	5
750–999	4
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

Best routes in 19602 for…

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Route C056 — USPS business mailboxes 92, 669 homes
Route C063 — USPS business mailboxes 61, 960 homes
Route C006 — USPS business mailboxes 51, 319 homes
Route C057 — USPS business mailboxes 39, 741 homes
Route C060 — USPS business mailboxes 38, 759 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 19602

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C006	City	319	51	$14,424	—	—	—
C056	City	669	92	$51,118	—	—	—
C057	City	741	39	$51,118	—	—	—
C058	City	684	38	$20,716	—	—	—
C060	City	759	38	$56,044	—	—	—
C063	City	960	61	$14,424	—	—	—
C064	City	850	14	$56,044	—	—	—
C067	City	720	20	$20,363	—	—	—
C068	City	796	25	$54,066	—	—	—
C095	City	675	5	$54,729	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 19602 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

19611 — Reading city, PA (1.4 mi)
19604 — Reading city, PA (2.2 mi)
19601 — Reading city, PA (2.3 mi)
19607 — Shillington borough, PA (2.9 mi)
19606 — Reiffton CDP, PA (3.2 mi)
19610 — Wyomissing borough, PA (3.2 mi)
19609 — West Wyomissing CDP, PA (4.2 mi)
19605 — Riverview Park CDP, PA (5.1 mi)

Areas that include 19602

Where it ranks

Mail every home in 19602

Route counts on this page price as Full Service 6.5 × 9 postcards: we print, bundle by carrier route and hand the mailing to USPS. Prefer to take it to the Post Office yourself? Print only costs less and you pay postage at drop-off.

EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 19602, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 19602 in?: 19602 is a Reading, PA mailing address. By land area, 74% lies inside Reading; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 19602 in?: 19602 is in Berks County.
What is the population of 19602?: About 18,495 people (±1,285), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 19,782.
What is the median household income in 19602?: $34,582 (±$4,421), compared with $77,971 for Pennsylvania as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 19602?: 10 USPS carrier routes with 7,173 residential and 383 business mailboxes (7,557 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 19602?: The closest, measured center to center: 19611 (1.4 mi, Reading), 19604 (2.2 mi, Reading), 19601 (2.3 mi, Reading), 19607 (2.9 mi, Shillington borough, PA), 19606 (3.2 mi, Reiffton) and 19610 (3.2 mi, Wyomissing borough, PA).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.