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Brecknock

A township of 4,624 people in Berks County, Pennsylvania

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Conserved land17%1,965 of 11,300 acres

Trails15 mi0.8 mi per sq mi

Parks & preserves2425 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

1State Game Lands Number 522.7 mi of trails · 1,172 acres Directions

2Buxton Conservancy1.9 mi of trails · 48 acres Directions

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About Brecknock

Township in Pennsylvania, US

4,602Population

17.8 sq miArea

791 ftElevation

Brecknock Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,618 at the 2020 census.

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#88Highest income in PA #429Shortest commute in PA #433Most educated in PA All PA rankings →

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Health in Brecknock

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2better than PA

of 5 measures CDC estimates. The other 3 are too close to call.

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8.9%Fewer older adults who have lost all their teethPA 14.5% · better 68.1%More adults seeing a dentistPA 64.4% · better

Care nearby

Reading HospitalWest Reading · 7.3 mi · ER

Berks Community Health Center at OakbrookReading · 6.5 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthNo shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 19540, 19608, 17569 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Brecknock →

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School Grade B-

The public schools Brecknock’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 53% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

#375Best public schoolsof 764 in PA

DistrictGovernor Mifflin SDSchools1

Brecknock El Sch BElementary · Grades K–4 · 459 students

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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