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2026 Rankings

Berks County, Pennsylvania Home Safety Rankings - 57 ZIPs

Explore rankings under Home Safety Score model 4.0.0. Only ZIPs with all four required inputs are ranked; missing evidence is not imputed or reweighted.

Berks County, Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania) includes 57 tracked ZIP codes and 48 mapped community water systems; confirm service for a specific address. Below are the water quality rankings for metro ZIPs with all required inputs.

Average Home Safety Grade: D (50/100)

Grade	ZIP Codes	%
A	0	0%
B	0	0%
C	10	36%
D	13	46%
F	5	18%

Top 10 ZIP Codes by Home Safety Score

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade
1	17073	Newmanstown	65	C
2	19510	Blandon	65	C
3	19562	Topton	64	C
4	19567	Womelsdorf	64	C
5	19609	Reading	64	C
6	19526	Hamburg	63	C
7	19530	Kutztown	63	C
8	18069	Orefield	62	C
9	19551	Robesonia	62	C
10	19539	Mertztown	58	C

10 Riskiest ZIP Codes

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Risk Factor
1	19317	Chadds Ford	33	F	61 violations
2	19605	Reading	35	F	43 violations
3	19518	Douglassville	37	F	41 violations
4	19604	Reading	39	F	31 violations
5	19505	Bechtelsville	39	F	36 violations
6	19560	Temple	41	D	28 violations
7	19508	Birdsboro	42	D	24 violations
8	17055	Mechanicsburg	44	D	16 violations
9	19607	Reading	45	D	12 violations
10	19610	Reading	46	D	10 violations

Most Common Contaminant Violations

Contaminant	Violations	ZIPs Affected
Groundwater Rule	82	30
Consumer Confidence Report Rule	54	21
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)	39	27
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	33	22
Surface Water Treatment Rule	29	17
E. coli	29	13
Lead	21	11
Copper	21	11

Lead Risk

Average of reported 90th-percentile lead results: 0.0038 mg/L (below EPA action level)
1 of 30 ZIP codes with known status exceed EPA lead action level
28% of housing built before 1950
46% of housing built before 1970

Cities in This Metro

Reading, PA — 12 ZIP codes
Mechanicsburg, PA — 2 ZIP codes
Grantham, PA — 1 ZIP code
New Kingstown, PA — 1 ZIP code
Newmanstown, PA — 1 ZIP code
Hereford, PA — 1 ZIP code
Orefield, PA — 1 ZIP code
Chadds Ford, PA — 1 ZIP code
Mendenhall, PA — 1 ZIP code
Pocopson, PA — 1 ZIP code
Bally, PA — 1 ZIP code
Bechtelsville, PA — 1 ZIP code
Bernville, PA — 1 ZIP code
Bethel, PA — 1 ZIP code
Birdsboro, PA — 1 ZIP code
Blandon, PA — 1 ZIP code
Bowers, PA — 1 ZIP code
Boyertown, PA — 1 ZIP code
Centerport, PA — 1 ZIP code
Douglassville, PA — 1 ZIP code
Earlville, PA — 1 ZIP code
Geigertown, PA — 1 ZIP code
Hamburg, PA — 1 ZIP code
Kempton, PA — 1 ZIP code
Kutztown, PA — 1 ZIP code
Leesport, PA — 1 ZIP code
Lenhartsville, PA — 1 ZIP code
Limekiln, PA — 1 ZIP code
Lyon Station, PA — 1 ZIP code
Maxatawny, PA — 1 ZIP code

...and 15 more cities

All 57 ZIP Codes Ranked

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Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Violations
1	17073	Newmanstown	65	C	5
2	19510	Blandon	65	C	5
3	19562	Topton	64	C	7
4	19567	Womelsdorf	64	C	8
5	19609	Reading	64	C	7
6	19526	Hamburg	63	C	11
7	19530	Kutztown	63	C	11
8	18069	Orefield	62	C	15
9	19551	Robesonia	62	C	13
10	19539	Mertztown	58	C	24
11	19512	Boyertown	53	D	43
12	19602	Reading	48	D	5
13	17050	Mechanicsburg	47	D	8
14	19611	Reading	47	D	7
15	19565	Wernersville	46	D	12
16	19601	Reading	46	D	10
17	19606	Reading	46	D	10
18	19608	Reading	46	D	11
19	19610	Reading	46	D	10
20	19607	Reading	45	D	12
21	17055	Mechanicsburg	44	D	16
22	19508	Birdsboro	42	D	24
23	19560	Temple	41	D	28
24	19505	Bechtelsville	39	F	36
25	19604	Reading	39	F	31
26	19518	Douglassville	37	F	41
27	19605	Reading	35	F	43
28	19317	Chadds Ford	33	F	61
29	17027	Grantham	—	—	6
30	18056	Hereford	—	—	—
31	19503	Bally	—	—	32
32	19506	Bernville	—	—	6
33	19507	Bethel	—	—	—
34	19511	Bowers	—	—	—
35	19516	Centerport	—	—	—
36	19529	Kempton	—	—	—
37	19533	Leesport	—	—	15
38	19534	Lenhartsville	—	—	—
39	19535	Limekiln	—	—	—
40	19536	Lyon Station	—	—	—
41	19538	Maxatawny	—	—	—
42	19541	Mohrsville	—	—	1
43	19545	New Berlinville	—	—	—
44	19547	Oley	—	—	25
45	19550	Rehrersburg	—	—	—
46	19554	Shartlesville	—	—	—
47	19555	Shoemakersville	—	—	13
48	19559	Strausstown	—	—	—
49	19564	Virginville	—	—	—

Data Sources

Water quality: EPA SDWIS
Housing: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
Flood: FEMA NFIP
Flood scope: historical NFIP claim records and claim-rated-zone evidence; this is not current property-map coverage.

Reporting periods vary by source; the page metadata identifies this materialization.

Methodology
Model 4.0.0 averages SDWIS water compliance and UCMR5 PFAS within drinking water, then averages drinking water, county radon, and annual AQI as three equal domains. All four inputs are required. Score methodology → · Rankings methodology →

Disclaimer: Scores are based on EPA SDWIS reported data and are not a guarantee of current water safety. Water quality can change. For the most current information, contact your local water utility or request a Consumer Confidence Report.

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ZipCheckup. (2026). Berks County, Pennsylvania Home Safety Rankings - 57 ZIPs. https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/berks-pennsylvania/

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  author = {{ZipCheckup}},
  title  = {{Berks County, Pennsylvania Home Safety Rankings - 57 ZIPs}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/berks-pennsylvania/}
}

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