PennsidePA
A town of 5,407.
Is Pennside a good place to live?
Pennside’s trail density is 5.0 miles per square mile, above both the Pennsylvania town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest place to walk is Carsonia Park, 29 acres with 1 miles of trail. We don’t grade Pennside yet; the figures below are still real.
Pennside has grown 23% from 2010 to 2020
4,215 counted in 2010 and 5,190 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom and 67 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pennside. Close and well known come first.
25 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
34 mi GardenLongwood Gardens2 mi Stadium & arenaSovereign Center
40 mi MuseumWinterthur Museum, Garden and Library
28 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
26 mi National Historical ParkValley Forge National Historical Park1.8M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library: Photo by and (c)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5 · 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
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Moving to Pennside: who provides what
Pennside is unincorporated, so Berks County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Pennside.
Pennside has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Pennside for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Pennside grew to 277 in 2023, 68 more than in 2013. Pennside’s average trip to work is 28 minutes, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Pennside | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 8.6% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.1% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Pennside
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Pennside has four seasons and pleasant summers
Pennside has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 21° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer middle-aged adults than Pennsylvania overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 34% of residents (38% statewide). 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania. The median age in Pennside is 39.1 years.
| Pennside | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39.1 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 21% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.7 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Pennside | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.1% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.9% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.3% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 21.5% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.2% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.8% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.8% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.5% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.7% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 42.5% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 15% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.2% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.2% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.4% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
How healthy Pennside is
Pennside beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 41% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Pennside.
| Pennside | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Pennside | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 9.1% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Carsonia Park | 1 mi | 29 |
| 2. Antietam Athletic Field | 0.4 mi | 8 |
| 3. Mountain Park Playground | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Pennside
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Pennside
About 3 of every 100 Pennside residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
99% of working residents leave Pennside for work
Where Pennside’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Pennside
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Pennside is a census-designated place in Lower Alsace and Exeter Townships in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located approximately four miles (6.4 km) east of the city of Reading. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,215 residents.
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 354 ft
Pennside’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Pennside.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennside | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Penn | #514 | B+ | B | — | C− | B+ |
| Lower Alsace Township | #677 | B− | C+ | — | C− | B+ |
| Stony Creek Mills | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Exeter Township | #591 | B | C− | B | A− | B+ |
| St. Lawrence | — | — | B− | — | A− | A− |
St. Lawrence has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Mount Penn, Lower Alsace Township and St. Lawrence report no FBI crime data of their own. Pennside and Stony Creek Mills aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Pennside with a neighbor →
Questions about Pennside
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pennside, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Pennside yet; the figures below are still real.