Berks County, located in southeastern Pennsylvania, is a densely populated area with 428,849 residents as of the 2020 Census. Covering 864 square miles, the county has a diamond-shaped layout. Its county seat, the City of Reading, lies 56 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Although geographically close to the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area, Berks County is culturally recognized as part of Pennsylvania’s Dutch Country.
Berks County is separated from Philadelphia by Montgomery County and by Chester and Delaware County. PA 73 offers a quick route to Philadelphia from the center of Berks County. US 422 East offers a quick route to Philadelphia from Reading via itself or through its Interstate 176 connection in Ridgewood to Interstate 76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike). US 222 and PA 73 intersect in the center of Berks County, while 222 and 422 intersect in Reading. Travelers going east on 222 will discover Allentown and those going west will discover Lancaster. Travelers taking US 422 west will arrive in Harrisburg. Interstate 78 passes through north Berks County. East 78 provides quick access to New York while West 76 offers access to Harrisburg and Pittsburgh. Taking 61 North provides a scenic route to Sunbury in Northumberland County, after intersecting with Interstate 78 in Berks County.
Kegerreis provides OOH marketing opportunities throughout Berks County. These routes exist along US 222, 222 Business, and 422; PA Routes 12, 61, 73, 100, 183, 345, 562, 662, 625, 724; and Hex Hwy in Bernville; Farmington Ave and Montgomery Ave in Boyertown; Park Road in Fleetwood; Church Road, College Blvd, and Moselem Church Road in Kutztown; Oley Turnpike Rd in Jacksonwald; Hawk Mountain Rd in Kempton; Gernants Church Road in Leesport; State Street in Mertztown; Friedensburg Road in Oley; and Allentown Pike and Delta Ave. in Reading. Specific locations include Angelica, Bally, Bernville, Birdsboro, Earlville, Hamburg, Maxatawny, Mohnton, and Sinking Spring.
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Allegheny Aqueduct Historical Park and Beidler House, Allentown and Auburn Railroad, Berks Ballet Theatre, Berks County Heritage Center, Berks History Center, Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles, C. Howard Hiester Canal Center, General Carl Spaatz National Army Air Forces Museum, Daniel Boone Homestead, FirstEnergy Stadium (home of the Reading Fightin Phils) Gring’s Mill Recreation Area, Gruber Wagon Works, Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, Koziar’s Christmas Village, Mid-Atlantic Air Museum, Nicholas Stoltzfus Homestead, Reading Library, Reading Public Museum, The Reading Science Center, Reading Railroad Heritage Museum, The Pagoda, Schell’s 27 Hole Miniature Golf, Santander Arena, and Santander Performing Arts Center.
The top employers in Berks County are: East Penn Manufacturing Company, Reading Hospital, Amazon, Carpenter Technology Corporation, Penske Truck Leasing, Walmart, the school districts, the federal, state, and county governments, Boscov’s Department Store, Redners Markets, Saint Joseph Medical Center, Tower Health Medical Group, Giant, Ashley Furniture, Alcon Research, Reading Truck, Berks County Intermediate Unit, PA State System of Higher Education, Morgan Truck Body, Dolgencorp, Aim – Agency With Choice, Supportive Concepts for Families, and Weis Markets.
There are 19 high schools operated by 19 school districts within Berks County.
In the Reading region, Muhlenberg High School is operated by Muhlenberg School District, Oley Valley High School by Oley Valley School District, Reading Senior High School (known as The Castle on the Hill) by Reading School District, Schuylkill Valley High School by Schuylkill Valley School District, Wilson High School by Wilson School District, and Wyomissing Area Junior/Senior High School by Wyomissing Area School District
In the northern corner of the county, Fleetwood Area High School is operated by Fleetwood Area School District, Hamburg Area High School by Hamburg Area School District, and Kutztown Area High School by Kutztown Area School District.
In the eastern corner, Boyertown Area Senior High is operated by Boyertown Area School District (Partial), Brandywine Heights High School by Brandywine Heights Area School District, and Upper Perkiomen High School (located in Montgomery County) by Upper Perkiomen School District (Partial).
In the southern corner of the county, Antietam High School is operated by Antietam School District, Daniel Boone Area High School by Daniel Boone Area School District, Exeter Township Senior High School by Exeter Township School District, Governor Mifflin Senior High School by Governor Mifflin School District, and Twin Valley High School by Twin Valley School District (Partial).
In the western corner of the county, Conrad Weiser High School is operated by Conrad Weiser Area School District (Partial), and Tulpehocken Junior/Senior High School by Tulpehocken Area School District.
TV: WFMZ-TV Channel 27DT/Virtual Channel 69 & W24CS-D – Channel 24 (WFMZ 69) (news). Berks County TV is on Comcast Reading Channel 15, Comcast-Southern Berks Channel 965, Service Electric Channel 19, and the City of Reading Municipal Access Channel (MAC) is Comcast Reading Channel 99.
Newspapers: Berks County, Pennsylvania, is served by newspapers such as the Reading Eagle, Berks Weekly, and Berks County Living. Additionally, Spotlight PA has plans to establish a regional reporting bureau in the area
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