Reading, Pennsylvania

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city county seat

Reading, Pennsylvania is a historic city in southeastern Pennsylvania known for its industrial heritage, location along the Schuylkill River, and role as a regional cultural and transportation hub.

Aliases (2)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → county seat →
areaCode	484 → 610 → 835 →
climate	humid continental climate →
country	United States →
countySeatOf	Berks County, Pennsylvania →
distanceFrom	approximately 60 miles northwest of Philadelphia →
elevation	approximately 280 feet →
foundedIn	1748 →
governingBody	Reading City Council →
governmentType	mayor–council →
hasCulturalInstitution	Berks Arts Council → Reading Symphony Orchestra →
hasInstitution	Albright College → Alvernia University → Reading Area Community College →
hasLandmark	FirstEnergy Stadium (Reading) → GoggleWorks Center for the Arts → Pagoda on Mount Penn → Reading Pagoda → Reading Public Museum → Santander Arena →
hasSportsTeam	Reading Fightin Phils → Reading Royals →
incorporatedAsBoroughIn	1783 →
incorporatedAsCityIn	1847 →
knownFor	industrial heritage → iron and steel production history → outlet shopping → railroad history → regional cultural institutions → textile manufacturing history → transportation hub role →
locatedIn	Berks County, Pennsylvania →
locatedOnRiver	Schuylkill River →
majorHighway	Pennsylvania Route 12 → U.S. Route 222 → U.S. Route 422 →
metropolitanArea	Reading metropolitan statistical area →
namedAfter	Reading, Berkshire, England →
partOf	Delaware Valley region (broadly defined) → Greater Reading area →
population	approximately 95,000 →
postalCodeRange	19601–19612 →
region	Southeastern Pennsylvania →
servedByRailroadHistorically	Reading Company →
state	Pennsylvania →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Clark Kerr ("Reading, Pennsylvania, United States") → Lenny Moore ("Reading, Pennsylvania, United States") → Taylor Swift ("Reading, Pennsylvania, United States") →	placeOfBirth
Wyomissing, Pennsylvania →	borders
Schuylkill River →	cityOnRiver
Schuylkill River Trail →	connectsTo
Berks County, Pennsylvania →	containsCity
Berks County, Pennsylvania →	countySeat
Agere Systems →	hadRAndDCenter
Pottsville, Pennsylvania →	hasNearbyCity
Reading Company →	headquartersLocation
Wyomissing, Pennsylvania →	isSuburbOf
Berks County, Pennsylvania →	largestCity
Wyomissing, Pennsylvania ("Reading, Pennsylvania metropolitan area") →	metropolitanArea