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Lorane, Pennsylvania.

A community in Berks County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Berks County’s.

Living in Lorane, Berks County, Pennsylvania

Lorane, in Berks County, had 4,290 people in the 2020 census. 80% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 20% are rented. Unemployment in Berks County was 4.3% in August 2026, and the county had 0.8% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in professional services, then schools and health care.

People 4,290 in the 2020 census
Household income Too few homes in Lorane for the Census survey to measure.
Unemployment 4.3% Berks County, August 2026; 5.6% a year before
Homes 80% lived in by their owners; 20% rented
  • 1,793households
  • 6%below the poverty line
  • 28 mintypical commute
  • 21%work from home

What residents work in

  • Professional and business services20%
  • Schools, hospitals and social care17%
  • Shops (retail)14%
  • Banks, insurance and property11%
  • Manufacturing10%
  • Transport, warehouses and utilities10%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Berks County had 175,054 jobs in 2025, 0.8% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 39° and 23°; warmest in July, 86° and 66° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 39° 23° F M A M J J 86° 66° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 39° and 23°; warmest in July, 86° and 66° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 39° 23° F M A M J J 86° 66° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 39° and lows near 23°; warmest in July, with highs near 86° and lows near 66°. About 45 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Reading Spaatz Field weather station, 8 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Lorane

  1. Flatiron Crane HoldingsCranes, overhead traveling, manufacturing556
  2. Flatiron Crane Operating CompanyCranes, overhead traveling, manufacturing442
  3. WalmartWarehouse clubs and supercenters333
  4. Flatiron Lift SystemsOverhead traveling cranes manufacturing116
  5. Redner's Warehouse Market ExeterGrocery stores100
  6. Wawa SiteConvenience store52
  7. SigmetAgents and brokers, durable goods, wholesale trade20

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 7 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 1,619 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Winter weatherRelatively high
  2. Strong windRelatively high
  3. LightningRelatively moderate
  4. Cold wavesRelatively moderate
  5. Heat wavesRelatively moderate
  6. TornadoesRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Lorane’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Berks County.