Hamburg, Pennsylvania

Hamburg: Borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States

About

Hamburg is a city located in the county of Berks in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Its population at the 2010 census was 4,289 and a population density of 850 people per km². After 10 years in 2020 city had an estimated population of 4,445 inhabitants.

The city was created 237 years ago in 1786.

Hamburg is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,270 at the 2020 census. The town is thought to have been named after Hamburg, Germany, but this is likely to have been a corruption of Bad Homburg.

Hamburg is located at 40°43'42" North, 75°27'13" West (40.730233, -75.456733). It sits at an elevation of 121 meters above sea level and has an area of 5.08 square kilometers (1.97 sq mi), all land.

The town has a large Amish community and is home to the Family Christian Store, one of the largest Christian bookstores in America with over 250,000 square feet of retail space on 13 acres with an attached conference center accommodating up to 2,500 people at any given time; it also has an attached indoor amusement park called "Funland."

The Borough of Hamburg is bordered by West Reading to the northeast and northwest; Wyomissing to the south; Exeter Township to the southwest; and Cumru Township to the southeast and east.

The borough's main roadways are Pennsylvania Route 12 and U.S. Route 222, which join in downtown Hamburg along with Pennsylvania Route 562 from Wyomissing and Pennsylvania Route 183 from West Reading.

Hamburg locator map
Location of Hamburg on Pennsylvania map.

Quick Facts about Hamburg

Population : 4,445 (2020)
Country : United States of America
State : Pennsylvania (United States)
County : Berks County
Postal code : 19526
Area : 5.04 km2
Altitude : 397 feet / 121 meters
Establishment : January 01, 1787 (237 years ago)
Time Zone : America/New_York
Local time : 03:28:41 (29th March 2024)
Density : 881 Pop. per km² as of 2020
Population growth : 3.51% (2010-2020)
Hamburg HD S 4th Street image
Hamburg HD S 4th Street
Hamburg HD S 4th Street image

Geography

Hamburg is located at 40°33'20"N 75°58'55"W (40.5556500, -75.9818800).

Hamburg map

Demographics

The population of Hamburg increased by 3.51% in 10 years.

Year Population % Change Method
2010 4,289 - census
2011 4,232 -1.35% estimation process
2012 4,231 -0.02% estimation process
2013 4,239 0.19% estimation process
2014 4,290 1.19% estimation process
2015 4,342 1.2% estimation process
2016 4,339 -0.07% estimation process
2017 4,346 0.16% estimation process
2018 4,364 0.41% estimation process
2019 4,355 -0.21% estimation process
2020 4,445 2.02% estimation process

Demographic Facts

Estimated population as of July 1, 2019 : 7,344
Based on demographic estimates as of April 1, 2010 : 6,962
Based on demographic estimates as of 1 April 2010 : 5.5%
April 1, 2020 Population : 7,317
April 1, 2010 Population : 6,943
People under 5 years old, percentage : 8.3%
People under 18 years old, percentage : 22.6%
People over 65 (%) : 18.9%
Female persons, % : 49.6%
White only, percent : 95.2%
Black or African American alone, percent : 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native only, % : 0.0%
Asians alone % : 1.1%
Only Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders, % : 0.0%
% of people who have participated in two or more races : 1.7%
% of Hispanic or Latino : 2.4%
White people, not Hispanic or Latino people, make up the majority of the population. : 94.5%
2015-2019 Veterans : 770
Percentage of foreign-born people, 2015-2019 : 2.7%
Rate of owner-occupied housing units, 2015-2019 : 80.9%

Hamburg zip code is 19526. County name: Berks, County fips: 42011

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Economic Facts

Rate of owner-occupied housing units, 2015-2019 : 80.9%
Owner-occupied housing unit median value, 2015-2019 : $180,300
From 2015 to 2019, the median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage : $1,573
Monthly owner costs, without a mortgage, at the median, 2015-2019 : $605
2015-2019 median gross rent : $984
2015-2019 Households : 3,092
Population per household, 2015-2019 : 2.33
Living in the same house a year ago, percentage of people aged one year and up, 2015-2019 : 83.7%
Languages other than English spoken at home, as a percentage of people aged 5 and up, 2015-2019 : 1.8%
Households with computers, %, 2015-2019 : 95.9%
Percentage of households with a broadband Internet subscription, 2015-2019 : 95.4%
Percentage of people aged 25 and up with a high school diploma or higher, 2015-2019 : 98.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, proportion of people aged 25 and up, 2015-2019 : 47.5%
Percentage of people under the age of 65 who have a disability, 2015-2019 : 5.6%
Persons under the age of 65 who do not have health insurance, as a percentage : 2.8%
Total civilian labor force, percent of population aged 16 and up, 2015-2019 : 66.3%
Female labor force participation in the civilian labor force, as a percentage of the population aged 16 and up, 2015-2019 : 70.8%
Total sales of lodging and food services in 2012 ($1,000) : 30,302
2012 total retail sales ($1,000) : 227,240
2012 total retail sales per capita : $32,315
Mean commute time to work (in minutes), workers aged 16 and up, 2015-2019 : 22.4
2015-2019 median household income (in 2019 dollars) : $84,130
Income per capita in the previous 12 months (in 2019 dollars), 2015-2019 : $44,259
Percentage of people living in poverty : 3.3%
Total number of businesses in 2012 : 722
Men-owned businesses in 2012 : 402
Women-owned businesses in 2012 : 173
Minority-owned businesses in 2012 : F
Non-minority-owned businesses in 2012 : 655
Veteran-owned businesses in 2012 : 92
Nonveteran-owned businesses in 2012 : 536
2010 population per square mile : 2,221.5
2010 land area in square miles : 3.13

People born in Hamburg (6)

People born in Hamburg, including orientalist Daniel David Luckenbill, Major League Baseball player Jack Rowe, artist Arlington Nelson Lindenmuth, .

List

  • Bill Beckley (American artist) he was born in 11/02/1946
  • Fern Shollenberger (American baseball player) she was born in 18/05/1923
  • Richard Etchberger (US Air Force NCO and posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor) he was born in 05/03/1933

Schools in Hamburg

College & universities near Hamburg, PA

Code Name City ZIP
213349 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown (PA) 19530-0730

Stations (25)

Amtrak & bus stations near Hamburg, PA

Code Name Address Type
WHV White Haven, PA I-476, Exit 95/I-80, Exit 277, at Hwy 940 BUS
LNC Lancaster station 53 McGovern Avenue RAIL
COT Coatesville Third Ave. and Fleetwood St. RAIL
MJY Mount Joy East Henry St. and North Market St. RAIL
DOW Downingtown West Lancaster Ave. and Stuart Ave. RAIL

Post offices near Hamburg

Post Office Name City ZIP
Hamburg Post Office Hamburg (PA) 19526

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Other cities in Berks County

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Berks County , PA. (more)

City Name Population Title
Reading 88,217 The fourth most populous city in Pennsylvania.
Muhlenberg 20,331 Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg 13,749 Town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Wyomissing 10,605 City in Pennsylvania, United States of America
Maxatawny 7,202 Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania
Longswamp 5,777 Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania
Shillington 5,300 Village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, UK
Colebrookdale 5,136 Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania
Birdsboro 5,128 Borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Kutztown 5,070 City in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Whitfield 4,733 Town in Pennsylvania, USA
West Reading 4,294 Borough in Pennsylvania, United States
Lorane 4,236 Census designated place
Reiffton 4,178 Census designated place
Sinking Spring 4,095 Borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Fleetwood 4,095 Borough of Pennsylvania

Distance to Other Cities

Hamburg distances to largest Pennsylvania cities