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A borough of 10,317 people in Pennsylvania
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Conserved land1.7%35 of 2,067 acres
Trails0.3 mi0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves13 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Berwick

Borough in Pennsylvania, US
1769Established
10,327Population
3.3 sq miArea
558 ftElevation

Berwick is a borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The municipality is situated on the border of Luzerne County. The county line bisects the urban area, separating the Borough of Berwick in Columbia County from East Berwick in Luzerne County. Berwick is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania and is located 28 miles (45 km) southwest of Wilkes-Barre. In the 2020 census, Berwick had a population of 10,355. It is one of the two principal communities of the Bloomsburg–Berwick metropolitan area, which covers Columbia and Montour counties, and had a combined population of 85,562 at the 2010 census.

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Living in Berwick

Housing in Berwick

$212K▲ 1.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Berwick home is worth about $212,000, up 1.4% in a year, 27% below the Pennsylvania typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market56
Sale-to-list97.2%
Sold in May10
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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Berwick's police department reported only 2023 and 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000
Berwick 0.6
Pennsylvania 2.5
U.S. 3.6
Property crime per 1,000
Berwick 10.5
Pennsylvania 14.7
U.S. 17.7
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School Grade C+

The public schools Berwick’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 59% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#204Best public schoolsof 764 in PA
DistrictBerwick Area SDSchools3

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