Spring RidgePA
A town of 917.
Is Spring Ridge a good place to live?
Spring Ridge’s median age is 67.7 years, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (43.2 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only 9 of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Spring Ridge. Spring Ridge’s trail density is 1.9 miles per square mile, above both the Pennsylvania town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Spring Ridge has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Spring Ridge stand out
Where Spring Ridge beats most towns.
917 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Hersheypark and 60 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Spring Ridge. Close and well known come first.
36 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
29 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
37 mi GardenLongwood Gardens4 mi Stadium & arenaSovereign Center
26 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
16 mi MuseumEphrata CloisterPhoto credits
Hersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · Ephrata Cloister: 1549bcp at English Wikipedia, Public domain
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Moving to Spring Ridge: who provides what
Spring Ridge 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 Spring Ridge.
Spring Ridge has 13.1 jobs for every working resident, and 5,583 people commute in
Most working residents leave Spring Ridge for work: only 4% work in town. The average trip to work in Spring Ridge is 17 minutes. Since 2013, Spring Ridge has added 1,473 jobs, to 5,601 in 2023.
| Spring Ridge | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.2% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Very low risk in Spring Ridge, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 93% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Spring Ridge.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Spring Ridge, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Spring Ridge has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Spring Ridge stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally: a smaller share of its adults report frequent mental distress
11% of Spring Ridge adults report frequent mental distress. No town among the 1,036 in Pennsylvania we compare has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Spring Ridge. 12% of Spring Ridge adults report frequent physical distress.
| Spring Ridge | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 85% | 79% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 17% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Spring Ridge | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.8% | 14.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 9.2% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14.9% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Spring Ridge
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Spring Ridge
About 0 of every 100 Spring Ridge residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Every workday, about 5,583 people come to Spring Ridge for work
Where Spring Ridge’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Spring Ridge
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Spring Ridge is a census-designated place (CDP) in Spring Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,003 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 384 ft
- Area code
- indicatif régional 610
Questions about Spring Ridge
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Spring Ridge, PA a good place to live?
Spring Ridge has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.