19538 ZIP Code — Maxatawny, PA

ZIP code 19538 covers Maxatawny, Pennsylvania.

Median age: 48.710 points above the US average
Poverty rate: 0%12.4 points below the US average
Median home value: $190,50021% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher: 43.8%8.8 points above the US average
Homeownership: 88.5%23.5 points above the US average
Time zone: Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses: 5

Where 19538 is

Maxatawny, Pennsylvania — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median age	48.7
Family households	38.5%
Born outside the US	36%
Speaks a language other than English at home	0%
White (non-Hispanic)	64%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	36%
Hispanic or Latino	0%
Veterans	0%

Population by age

Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Income per person	$56,651
Poverty rate	0%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance	0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k	0.0%
$10–15k	0.0%
$15–20k	0.0%
$20–25k	0.0%
$25–30k	0.0%
$30–35k	9.6%
$35–40k	0.0%
$40–45k	0.0%
$45–50k	61.5%
$50–60k	0.0%
$60–75k	0.0%
$75–100k	11.5%
$100–125k	0.0%
$125–150k	0.0%
$150–200k	0.0%
$200k or more	17.3%

Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value	$190,500
Owner-occupied	88.5%
Vacant homes	0%
Median year built	1938

What the homes are

Detached house	100%

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate	32.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.8%
High school diploma or higher	84.9%
Works from home	0%
Drives to work alone	100%
Takes public transport	0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more	0%

Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Colorectal screening	65.8% 1.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist	69.8% 8.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use	74.7% 1.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours	38.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost	16.9% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13%

Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments	5
People employed	27
Annual payroll	$1,069,000

Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall risk	Higher than 80.3% of US census tracts
FEMA rating	Relatively Moderate
Expected annual loss	66.4 out of 100
Community resilience	77.9 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Drought	97.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather	96.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide	91.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding	88.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind	86.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane	84.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning	79.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake	74.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail	74.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave	73.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave	71.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado	61.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire	58.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm	52.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code

Compared with Pennsylvania and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

	This ZIP	Pennsylvania	United States
Median household income	—	$76,081	$78,538
Income per person	$56,651	$43,104	$43,289
Poverty rate	0%	11.8%	12.4%
Median home value	$190,500	$240,500	$303,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,162	$1,348
Homeownership	88.5%	69.3%	65%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.8%	34.5%	35%
Unemployment rate	32.1%	5.2%	5.2%
Works from home	0%	13.8%	13.5%
Born outside the US	36%	7.4%	13.9%
Median age	48.7	40.9	38.7

Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather station	RODALE RSCH CTR, PA US3 km away
Rain in a year	49 in

Average high and low by month

January	37.6°F / 19.9°F3.37 in rain
February	40.6°F / 20.8°F2.78 in rain
March	49.3°F / 28.5°F3.93 in rain
April	62°F / 38.7°F4.1 in rain
May	71.7°F / 48.5°F3.77 in rain
June	80.3°F / 57.6°F4.48 in rain
July	85°F / 62.3°F5.41 in rain
August	83.3°F / 60.2°F4.44 in rain
September	76.7°F / 53.2°F4.78 in rain
October	64.9°F / 41.3°F4.27 in rain
November	53.3°F / 32.4°F3.57 in rain
December	42.5°F / 24.8°F3.78 in rain

Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket	None of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket	99% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket	1% of this ZIP code's area

School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Kutztown Area School District	100% of this ZIP code's land area

Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability	57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status	57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Household characteristics	15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status	15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport	92more vulnerable than 92% of US census tracts
Walkability	7.6 out of 20Below average

Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

18031 Breinigsville, PA	3 km away
19562 Topton, PA	4.5 km away
19539 Mertztown, PA	4.8 km away
19536 Lyon Station, PA	5 km away
18051 Fogelsville, PA	6.2 km away
18195 Allentown, PA	7.1 km away
19530 Kutztown, PA	7.9 km away
18087 Trexlertown, PA	7.9 km away

Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Berks County	100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving time	Observed
Land area	0.47 sq mi
Latitude, longitude	40.5426, -75.6888

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.