Map of Reading, Pennsylvania, United States

Reading is a city in Pennsylvania, United States, with a population of about 87,879. It lies at 40.3357°N, 75.9269°W, about 93 m above sea level. Reading is about 186 km (116 mi) northeast of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Lancaster, 46 km to the southwest.

Reading at a glance

Where is Reading?

• The 5th largest city in Pennsylvania on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 17 min on the shortest day to 15 h 03 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Reading

• Lancaster — 46 km southwest
• Allentown — 48 km northeast
• Norristown — 55 km southeast
• Bethlehem — 57 km northeast
• Abington — 73 km east
• Chester — 73 km southeast
• Wilmington — 73 km southeast
• Newark — 74 km south
• Philadelphia — 78 km southeast
• York — 80 km southwest

Largest cities in Pennsylvania

• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• Pittsburgh — 304,391
• Allentown — 120,207
• Erie — 99,475
• Scranton — 77,118
• Bethlehem — 74,892
• Bensalem — 60,427
• Lancaster — 59,339
• Abington — 55,310
• Levittown — 52,983

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Other places named Reading

• Reading — England, United Kingdom

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.