ZIP 19539 · Mertztown
Who lives in ZIP code 19539 (Mertztown, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Mertztown, PA · Berks County
uszips 2026
People3,823
Median age47.0
Household income$107,656
Home value$264,192
Median rent$1,188/mo
Poverty3.1%
College degree+27.3%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Reading, PA
- Wider region
- Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 68 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,489
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.7% are 65 or older; 82.7% are adults.
Household income
55.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $46,201.
Education (adults 25+)
31.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 60.8%
- Never married
- 24.1%
- Divorced
- 11.4%
- Widowed
- 3.6%
- Family size
- 2.93
- Dual-income families
- 63.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 94.3%
- Rent burden
- 26.0%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 71.0%
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
- Self-employed
- 10.8%
- Farmers
- 1.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 26.0%
- Veterans
- 7.0%
- With a disability
- 10.1%
- No health insurance
- 3.4%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.