Zip lookup · PA

19539
Mertztown, Pennsylvania.

Mertztown, Berks County, PA · Reading, PA metro · population 3,823

What it costs per month · 19539 $1,884/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,063 (+129%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $13,221 +4%
$345,729$358,950 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $94,094 +36%
$264,856$358,950 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 19539 $1,884 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 19539$1,884
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 11 years.

Typical home values in zip 19539 rose 3.8% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Berks County, PA 95% · Lehigh County, PA 5%

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Mertztown, PA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $358,950 as of Sep 2026
+3.8%year on year

Typical home value — 19539

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 19539 $358,950 Reading $310,920 United States $366,157
$200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 19539$358,950
  • Reading$310,920
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

Showing 30 of 73 zips in range — sorting picks from all 73.

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1.1 19562 Topton 2,947 — $264,206
2.6 18011 Alburtis 5,338 — $365,183
4.7 18031 Breinigsville 11,570 $2,331 $488,363
5.8 19530 Kutztown 15,573 — $360,586
5.8 18062 Macungie 27,110 $2,301 $452,218
6.5 18087 Trexlertown 590 — $357,559
7.3 18051 Fogelsville 3,624 $2,435 $544,368
7.3 19522 Fleetwood 14,127 $1,700 $351,824
7.6 18106 Allentown 6,226 $2,400 $445,223
7.8 19504 Barto 5,335 — $461,086
7.9 18056 Hereford 1,489 — $328,049
8.2 19503 Bally 1,149 — $286,571
8.4 19505 Bechtelsville 3,135 — $337,632
8.5 19547 Oley 4,579 — $391,113
8.8 18070 Palm 223 — $383,724
9.3 18092 Zionsville 3,230 — $504,261
9.7 19512 Boyertown 15,794 $1,401 $340,184
10.1 18049 Emmaus 18,941 $1,898 $386,703
10.1 18069 Orefield 8,515 $2,575 $522,204
10.5 18041 East Greenville 5,768 — $360,062
10.6 19510 Blandon 8,010 — $365,343
11.1 18104 Allentown 48,683 $2,297 $399,078
11.8 19534 Lenhartsville 1,970 — $381,755
12.2 18103 Allentown 48,746 $1,683 $313,587
12.3 19560 Temple 9,137 $1,852 $275,169
12.3 18066 New Tripoli 6,102 — $456,696
13.0 19435 Frederick 75 — $402,540
13.0 18078 Schnecksville 7,857 — $522,370
13.3 18073 Pennsburg 11,755 — $434,519
13.4 19529 Kempton 3,109 — $442,355

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.