West Reading, Administrative borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania
West Reading extends over 0.6 square miles of land area and contains Penn Avenue as its central commercial thoroughfare.
The settlement formally established its status as a borough on March 18, 1907, following initial development that began in 1873.
The borough maintains strong community connections through regular events organized by the West Reading Recreation Commission and local volunteer groups.
The Reading Hospital and Medical Center operates as the primary healthcare facility and largest employer in the borough.
The former VF Outlet Village complex transforms into a new corporate and commercial center, reshaping the borough's economic landscape.
Location: Berks County
Inception: March 18, 1907
GPS coordinates: 40.33420,-75.94670
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:43
Reading Public Museum
858 m
GoggleWorks
1.1 km
Bethel A.M.E. Church
2.5 km
Gruber Wagon Works
4.9 km
Skew Arch Bridge
2 km
Reading Hardware Company
1.9 km
Wertz's Covered Bridge
4.7 km
John Updike Childhood Home
3.9 km
Penn Street Bridge
905 m
Ridgewood Farm
6 km
Frederick Lauer Monument
2.7 km
Stirling
2.3 km
City Hall
2.2 km
Peter Wanner Mansion
3.4 km
Reading Knitting Mills
1.5 km
Metropolitan Edison Building
1.5 km
Charles S. Foos Elementary School
1.7 km
John F. Lutz Furniture Co. & Funerary
7.1 km
Red Men Hall
2.1 km
Log House, Hiester House and Market Annex
1.4 km
Wilhelm Mansion and Carriage House
1.9 km
Queen Anne Historic District
1.8 km
Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad
5.8 km
Mid-Atlantic Air Museum
5.6 km
Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center
6.6 km
Lindbergh Viaduct
4 km
Livingood House-Stryker Hospital
1.5 km
Meinig Glove Factory-E. Richard Meinig Co.
1.5 kmReviews
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