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A township of 6,705 people in Berks County, Pennsylvania
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Township in Pennsylvania, US
6,706Population
20 sq miArea
577 ftElevation

Bern Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population is 6,609. The township is in Schuylkill Valley School District.

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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Bern's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000
Bern 1
Pennsylvania 2.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Bern 4.5
Pennsylvania 13.6
U.S. 15.5
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Penn State Health St. JosephReading · 1.7 mi · ER
Keystone Agricultural Worker Program - BerksReading · 4.2 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthNo shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 19533, 19605, 19506 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Bern →

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School Grade B+

The public schools Bern’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 68% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

DistrictBerks Career and Technology CenterSchools1

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within PA. Ratings are from neighbors.

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