West Reading
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borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Pennsylvania
- County
- Berks
- Incorporated
- March 18, 1907
- Type
- Mayor–council
- Mayor
- Samantha Kaag (D)
- Total
- 0.60 sq mi (1.55 km )
- Land
- 0.59 sq mi (1.54 km )
- Water
- 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km )
- Elevation
- 285 ft (87 m)
- Density
- 7,660.4/sq mi (2,957.71/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( EST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 ( EDT )
- Area codes
- 610 and 484
- Fips code
- 42-83928
- Website
- www .westreadingborough .com
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Encyclopedic overview
West Reading is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States, located next to the city of Reading. The population was 4,553 at the 2020 census. It contains a vibrant main street (Penn Avenue) and the large Reading Hospital and Medical Center. It was also the site of the VF Outlet Village, one of the largest outlet malls in the United States. The VF Outlet Village was located in the buildings of the former Berkshire Knitting Mills, which was in operation from 1908 to 1975. The VF Outlet closed in 2020.
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