Wyomissing, Pennsylvania
Wyomissing /waɪəˈmɪsɪŋ/ is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States, adjacent to Reading. The borough was incorporated on July 2, 1906. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,114,[3] compared to 10,461 at the 2010 census. The growth was significantly larger between 2000 and 2010 largely because of its merger in January 2002 with neighboring Wyomissing Hills.[4] Wyomissing is the most populous borough in Berks County.[5]
Wyomissing, Pennsylvania
United States
Pennsylvania
July 2, 1907
Fred Levering
4.53 sq mi (11.73 km2)
4.51 sq mi (11.68 km2)
0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
338 ft (103 m)
11,114
2,464.85/sq mi (951.70/km2)
42-86880
The borough is recognized as a Tree City USA[6] and selected as a "Contender" for the best places to live in Pennsylvania by Money magazine.[7]
Economy[edit]
Wyomissing is a thriving commercial office and retail center, in large part due to its proximity to Reading and its highway access. The Berkshire Mall is located in Wyomissing along with several other large shopping centers with their retail giants and restaurants. As crime soared in Reading throughout the 1990s, companies and corporations relocated from the city to newer, Class A office space in the borough. In addition to a suburban layout, the greater Wyomissing area is at the crossroads of U.S. Routes 422 and 222, providing immediate highway access to the rest of the greater Philadelphia and Berks County region.
Several large corporations are headquartered in Wyomissing, including Penn Entertainment, the second-largest gaming company in the U.S., Boscov's, one of the last family-owned department store chains in the nation, and Carpenter Technology Corporation. UGI and VF Corporation have major operations in the borough. Sovereign Bank was previously headquartered here. Sovereign was acquired by Santander Group, which maintains its regional office at the same location in the borough. Wyomissing has outpaced the rest of the Southeastern Pennsylvania region in job growth, registering an average job growth of 13.3% per year from 2000 to 2006. Financial giants Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, and Citibank are developing data backup centers using the region's close proximity to major fiber optic lines running down the East Coast.
Wyomissing is a first-class borough with a council-manager form of government. The manager is Pat Brandenburg. The council consists of nine members and elects a mayor from its ranks, who is Fred Levering.[16]
The following legislators represent the borough: