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Pennsylvania›Berks County

Alsace ManorPA

A town of 246.

Is Alsace Manor a good place to live?

No town among the 1,036 in Pennsylvania we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Alsace Manor. Alsace Manor’s trail density is 3.0 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in Pennsylvania’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Alsace Manor has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

246 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Nearby attractions

Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom and 64 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Alsace Manor. Close and well known come first.

All 231 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Valley Forge National Historical Park: The original uploader was JGHowes at English Wikipedia. (Original text: en:User, Attribution · PPL Center: Hunter Kahn, CC BY-SA 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to Alsace Manor: who provides what

Alsace Manor is unincorporated, so Berks County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerMet-EdEIAHIFLD · EIA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesBerks CountyBerks County provides services here
SchoolsOley Valley School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereBerks County Board of ElectionsBerks County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes19560, 1952219560 85% · 19522 15%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Alsace Manor.

Natural hazards

Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Alsace Manor

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 93% of U.S. communities.

7risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
7Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesHurricanes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Alsace Manor’s workers commute out

Most working residents leave Alsace Manor for work: only 0% work in town. At $52,000, Alsace Manor’s median household income is below both Pennsylvania’s towns ($81,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). 14% of residents live below the poverty line in Alsace Manor.

0%work in town
Alsace ManorPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Median household income$52,000$81,000$80,000
Below the poverty line14%7.6%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Alsace Manor0%
Reading14%
Muhlenberg Township7%
Maxatawny Township5%
Wyomissing4%
10 mi
median commute distance
77
jobs based in Alsace Manor
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Alsace Manor

Alsace Manor has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.

27″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–40°
Spring40–61°
Summer61–82°
Fall44–64°
Oct 19
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Compared with most of Pennsylvania and the rest of the country, more of Alsace Manor’s adults binge drink

22% of Alsace Manor adults binge drink. Alsace Manor beats the Pennsylvania average on 11 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 41% of Alsace Manor adults sleep under 7 hours.

Alsace ManorPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)22%18%16%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)28%34%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)8.9%11%12%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)11%14%14%
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
11 better14 too close to call1 worse
What stands outAlsace ManorPA
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth9.4%14.5%
Fewer adults who have had a stroke2.6%3.7%
More uninsured adults7.5%5.8%
Reading Hospital
6.7 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

Conserved land covers 1.6% of Alsace Manor

0.9 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

1.6%conserved
1.6%
conserved · 3 of 216 acres
0.9 mi
of trails · 3 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Alsace Playground—1

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Alsace Manor

15pages on Alsace Manor
After high school

Colleges nearby

5 within 15 miles of the center of Alsace Manor

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Alsace Manor for work

Where Alsace Manor’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

14% → Reading Reading 14% 7% → Muhlenberg Township Muhlenberg Township 7% 5% → Maxatawny Township Maxatawny Township 5% 4% → Wyomissing Wyomissing 4% 3% → Cumru Township Cumru Township 3% 2% → Bern Township Bern Township 2% Alsace Manor · 0% stay
77jobs based in Alsace Manor
0%of working residents work in town
10 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Alsace Manor

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

Alsace Manor is a census-designated place (CDP) in Alsace Township, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located approximately seven miles northeast of the city of Reading. As of the 2020 census, the population was 480.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
856 ft

Questions about Alsace Manor

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Alsace Manor, PA a good place to live?

Alsace Manor has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.