Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,904.
Upper Tulpehocken Township’s best subject grade is an A− for history. 32% of residents are 65 or older in Upper Tulpehocken Township, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (21%) and U.S. towns (18%). 51% of the land in Upper Tulpehocken Township is conserved, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 8.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest place to walk is State Game Lands Number 110, 3,200 acres with 13.1 miles of trail. Upper Tulpehocken Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Upper Tulpehocken Township beats most towns.
1,575 counted in 2010 and 1,856 in 2020; an estimated 1,904 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Upper Tulpehocken Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,154 in 1980, 1,575 in 2010. The archive holds 2 maps from 1968 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Upper Tulpehocken Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Upper Tulpehocken Township.
14 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 110 | 13.1 mi | 3,200 |
| 2. Jefferson Tract - Weiser State Forest | 0.1 mi | 24 |
| 3. Weiser State Forest | — | 24 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Upper Tulpehocken Township for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Upper Tulpehocken Township has added 91 jobs, to 440 in 2023. 7.9% of workers work from home in Upper Tulpehocken Township.
| Upper Tulpehocken Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.9% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Upper Tulpehocken Township has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Upper Tulpehocken Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 19% of Upper Tulpehocken Township adults binge drink.
| Upper Tulpehocken Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Upper Tulpehocken Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.7% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.8% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Upper Tulpehocken Township. Close and well known come first.
30 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
33 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
2 mi Park & preserveRoadside America32 mi Theme parkKnoebels Amusement Resort
30 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
30 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate WorldHersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Roadside America: Mark Fleisher, President and CEO of Aim Advertising in Lewisburg, PA,, Public domain · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hershey's Chocolate World: Phillyfan0419, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Upper Tulpehocken Township
About 3 of every 100 Upper Tulpehocken Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
51% of the town is conserved land, across 4 parks and preserves.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Upper Tulpehocken Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,575 at the 2010 census.
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8 towns share a border with Upper Tulpehocken Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Tulpehocken Township | — | — | C+ | — | C+ | B |
| Bethel Township | #329 | A− | C | A+ | B+ | B− |
| Upper Bern Township | — | — | B | — | C+ | B |
| Penn Township | — | — | C | — | B+ | B |
| South Manheim Township | #773 | C+ | B | — | C | B |
| Wayne Township | #611 | B | B− | — | B+ | B− |
| Shartlesville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jefferson Township | — | — | C− | — | B+ | B |
Upper Tulpehocken Township, Upper Bern Township, Penn Township and Jefferson Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Upper Tulpehocken Township, Upper Bern Township, Penn Township, South Manheim Township, Wayne Township and Jefferson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Shartlesville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Upper Tulpehocken Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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