ZIP 19603 is served primarily by Berks County, PA — including Reading. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Berks County aggregate.
Mar peaks. Dec dips. ZIP-level seasonality is sparse — this is the county aggregate.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 597 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 478 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 237 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 228 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 225 | 6.6% |
50 cities sit in Berks County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.
| # | City | Population | 2025 incidents | Building fires | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading | 94,601 | 1,002 | 81 | C+ |
| 2 | Spring | 28,427 | 8 | 3 | A+ |
| 3 | Exeter | 25,462 | 40 | 12 | A |
| 4 | Muhlenberg | 21,829 | 25 | 0 | A+ |
| 5 | Cumru | 15,595 | 30 | 1 | A+ |
| 6 | Amity | 13,353 | 11 | 0 | A+ |
| 7 | Wyomissing | 11,067 | 85 | 14 | B |
| 8 | Maidencreek | 9,180 | 1 | 0 | A+ |
| 9 | South Heidelberg | 7,688 | 16 | 0 | A+ |
| 10 | Robeson | 7,536 | 1 | 0 | A+ |
| 11 | Blandon | 7,484 | 15 | 4 | A+ |
| 12 | Maxatawny | 7,210 | 3 | 2 | A+ |
| 13 | Bern | 6,704 | 17 | 2 | A- |
| 14 | Lower Heidelberg | 6,245 | 4 | 0 | A+ |
| 15 | Longswamp | 5,579 | 1 | 1 | A+ |
| 16 | Shillington | 5,458 | 124 | 15 | B |
| 17 | Whitfield | 5,269 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 18 | Pennside | 5,235 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 19 | Colebrookdale | 5,113 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 20 | Birdsboro | 5,106 | 81 | 34 | C |
| 21 | Lower Alsace | 4,777 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 22 | West Reading | 4,533 | 19 | 5 | C |
| 23 | Lorane | 4,365 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 24 | Hamburg | 4,342 | 82 | 21 | C |
| 25 | Sinking Spring | 4,261 | 187 | 32 | C+ |
| 26 | Boyertown | 4,244 | 123 | 27 | C |
| 27 | Laureldale | 4,238 | 56 | 13 | B |
| 28 | Jacksonwald | 4,229 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 29 | Kutztown | 4,213 | 133 | 21 | C |
| 30 | Amity Gardens | 4,204 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 31 | Centre | 4,128 | 5 | 0 | A |
| 32 | Reiffton | 4,079 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 33 | Kutztown University | 4,065 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 34 | Fleetwood | 4,046 | 46 | 5 | C |
| 35 | Ruscombmanor | 4,012 | 1 | 0 | A+ |
| 36 | Alsace | 3,833 | 1 | 0 | A+ |
| 37 | Oley | 3,817 | 32 | 5 | B- |
| 38 | Riverview Park | 3,675 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 39 | Rockland | 3,646 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 40 | Richmond | 3,607 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 41 | Tilden | 3,605 | 9 | 0 | A+ |
| 42 | Tulpehocken | 3,478 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 43 | Greenwich | 3,436 | 1 | 0 | A+ |
| 44 | West Wyomissing | 3,267 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 45 | Mount Penn | 3,222 | 0 | 0 | B- |
| 46 | Kenhorst | 2,984 | 3 | 3 | B |
| 47 | Hereford | 2,981 | 1 | 0 | A |
| 48 | Mohnton | 2,923 | 105 | 18 | C |
| 49 | Womelsdorf | 2,883 | 14 | 7 | C |
| 50 | Wernersville | 2,768 | 64 | 6 | C+ |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
This ZIP doesn't have enough NFIRS coverage on its own (under 10 reported incidents across 2021–2025) to publish ZIP-level statistics, so we're showing the Berks County aggregate above. NFIRS reporting is voluntary and many rural ZIPs roll up to broader county totals. The ZIP-to-county mapping uses SimpleMaps' uscities.zips dataset.