Mount Penn, Pennsylvania
Mount Penn is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,240 at the 2020 census.[3] The borough shares a name with a 1,120-foot-high (340 m) mountain that rises to the north and overlooks the city of Reading. The peak is sometimes recognized as the southern end of the Reading Prong group of mountains.
Mount Penn, Pennsylvania
United States
Pennsylvania
0.41 sq mi (1.06 km2)
0.41 sq mi (1.06 km2)
0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
482 ft (147 m)
3,240
7,902.44/sq mi (3,047.88/km2)
42-51760
Geography[edit]
Mount Penn Borough is located in central Berks County at 40°19′46″N 75°53′26″W / 40.32944°N 75.89056°W (40.329359, -75.890691),[4] bordered by the city of Reading to the west. The borough of St. Lawrence borders Mount Penn to the east. The unincorporated community of Pennside lies to the north in Lower Alsace Township. A non-contiguous piece of Lower Alsace Township also borders the south side of Mount Penn.
The borough is in a small saddle between the peak of Mount Penn to the north and 900-foot-high (270 m) Neversink Mountain to the south.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.42 square miles (1.1 km2), all land.[3]
The Mount Penn Preserve is an area that covers the Mount Penn slopes, north of the borough. Attractions in the Preserve include the Pagoda, the William Penn Memorial Fire Tower, Antietam Lake Park, and numerous businesses and restaurants.
Government[edit]
Mount Penn is governed by an elected mayor and seven-member borough council. The current mayor is Ryan Maurer.
The members of council are
Troy Goodman, President
Richard Lombardo, Vice President
James Cocuzza, Council Member
Michael Kindlick, Council Member
Roger Stief, Council Member
Christine Dise, Council Member
Jason Tuan Duong, Council Member