Mount Penn
| Mount Penn, Pennsylvania | |
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 Location of Mount Penn in Berks County, Pennsylvania. |
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| Coordinates: 40°19′46″N 75°53′26″W / 40.32944°N 75.89056°WCoordinates: 40°19′46″N 75°53′26″W / 40.32944°N 75.89056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Berks |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.43 sq mi (1.11 km2) |
| • Land | 0.43 sq mi (1.11 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 482 ft (147 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,106 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 3,152 |
| • Density | 7,330.23/sq mi (2,831.23/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 19606 |
| Area code(s) | 610 and 484 |
| FIPS code | 42-51760 |
| Website | mtpennborough |
Mount Penn is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,106 at the 2010 census. The borough shares a name with a 1,120-foot-high (340 m) mountain that rises to the north and overlooks the city of Reading. The peak is sometimes recognized as the southern end of the Reading Prong group of mountains.
Mount Penn Borough is located in central Berks County at 40°19′46″N 75°53′26″W / 40.32944°N 75.89056°W (40.329359, -75.890691), bordered by the city of Reading to the west. The borough of St. Lawrence borders Mount Penn to the east. The unincorporated community of Pennside lies to the north in Lower Alsace Township. A non-contiguous piece of Lower Alsace Township also borders the south side of Mount Penn.
The borough is in a small saddle between the peak of Mount Penn to the north and 900-foot-high (270 m) Neversink Mountain to the south.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.42 square miles (1.1 km2), all of it land.
The Mount Penn reserve is a Reading city park that covers the Mount Penn slopes north of the borough. Attractions in the reserve include the Pagoda and the Fire Tower.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,016 people, 1,278 households, and 829 families residing in the borough. The population density was 7,076.8 people per square mile (2,708.1/km²). There were 1,335 housing units at an average density of 3,132.5 per square mile (1,198.7/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.45% White, 1.06% African American, 0.03% Native American, 1.06% Asian, 0.50% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.38% of the population.
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