Keim Homestead · National Register of Historic Places
Pike Township’s story
Pike Township in pictures
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Pike TownshipPA
A town of 1,632.
5 bordering townsMap →
Keim Homestead · Photo: Hshuvaeva · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
1,632
2025 Census estimate · +1.9% since 2020
Median home value
$365K
Census ACS
Household income
$106K
median
Median age
51.8
years
Jobs based here
129
A commuter town
Is Pike Township a good place to live?
The best of Pike Township’s subject grades are an A for incomes and history and an A− for schools; the weakest is a C for walkability. Pike Township’s average trip to work is 36 minutes, above both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 163 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score higher on incomes. Its National Register listings include Keim Homestead and Hartman Cider Press. Pike Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Pike Township stand out
Where Pike Township beats most towns.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Pike Township for work
Where Pike Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
129jobs based in Pike Township
1%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Pike Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Pike Township is from typical.
Jobs & incomeAOpen →SchoolsBeat 84% of Pennsylvania districts on tests and graduationA−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 19% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA−Open →HealthLehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie 10.2 miles awayB+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.2 of 20; 0.5% of households have no car; 3.1% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $365K, 4.6 years of the Reading metro’s $80K median household incomeC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksC+Open →HistoryAOpen →Civic life4.8 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC+Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 251 attractions →Lynnewood Hall and 96 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pike Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
14 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
37 mi GardenLongwood Gardens
18 mi Stadium & arenaPPL Center
23 mi National Historical ParkValley Forge National Historical Park1.8M visitors a year
39 mi Zoo & aquariumPhiladelphia ZooSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · PPL Center: Hunter Kahn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Valley Forge National Historical Park: The original uploader was JGHowes at English Wikipedia. (Original text: en:User, Attribution · Philadelphia Zoo: Jim, the Photographer, CC BY 2.0
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Pike Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pike Township, and how to reach them.
PowerMet-EdEIAHIFLD · EIA
Internet5 providers80% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Pike Township’s trash rules yet
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.govWho runs elections hereBerks County Board of ElectionsBerks County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes19512, 1954719512 61% · 19547 38%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 Pike Township.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Pike Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Pike Township.
19risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanesCold waves
8
paid flood claims since 1996
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Pike Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Pike Township for work: only 1% work in town. Pike Township’s median household income is $106,000, above both Pennsylvania’s towns ($81,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Since 2013, Pike Township has added 25 jobs, to 129 in 2023.
1%work in town
| Pike Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $106,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.6% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 7% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Pike Township1%
Upper Macungie Township3%
Maxatawny Township3%
Oley Township3%
Bally3%
15 mi
median commute distance
129
jobs based in Pike Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthB+
Residents of Pike Township are healthier than 73% of U.S. towns
Pike Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 4 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 19% of Pike Township adults binge drink.
73%healthier than U.S. townsB+Health Grade
| Pike Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 24% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 19% | 19% |
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
4 better21 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Pike Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.2% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 16.5% | 18.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 8.8% |
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie
10.2 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Who lives here
Older than Pennsylvania overall
People 65 and older are 29% of residents (20% statewide); children under 18 are 14% of residents (21% statewide). The median age in Pike Township is 51.8 years. 33% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
51.8median age · PA 40.9
| Pike Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51.8 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 14% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 29% | 21% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 29% | 29% |
Pike TownshipPennsylvaniaUnited States
Ages · share of residents
20%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma5%
High school41%
Some college12%
Associate’s9%
Bachelor’s29%
Graduate4%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.7 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Pike Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.3% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.3% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.5% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.6% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.2% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.1% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.3% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 19.8% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.9% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.8% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 40.5% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.2% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.4% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
Climate
In Pike Township, expect mild winters and pleasant summers
Pike Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
4″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter23–40°
Spring40–61°
Summer61–83°
Fall44–64°
Oct 14
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Pike Township
17pages on Pike Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Pike Township
Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Public · Kutztown9.3 mi$11,314 in-state tuitionAlbright CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Reading12.2 mi$29,082 tuitionReading Area Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Reading14.1 mi$6,480 in-state tuition
About 5 of every 100 Pike Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Landmarks
4 places in Pike Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Pike Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Pike Township.
Oley TownshipEarl TownshipRockland TownshipDistrict TownshipColebrookdale TownshipPike Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | B+ |
| Oley Township | #209 | A | C− | — | A− | A |
| Earl Township | #735 | B− | C | — | B+ | B |
| Rockland Township | #662 | B− | C− | — | B | B+ |
| District Township | — | — | C+ | — | B | A− |
| Colebrookdale Township | #621 | B | C+ | — | B+ | B |
Pike Township and District Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Pike Township, Oley Township, Earl Township, Rockland Township, District Township and Colebrookdale Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Pike Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Pike Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pike Township, PA expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.