Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania
Sinking Spring is a borough of 4,281 people in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Why visit Sinking Spring
Townapedia lists 6 museums and landmarks, 15 parks and trails, 19 places to eat and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Shocktoberfest, John Updike Childhood Home and Knorr-Bare Farm.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 85°F; January lows average 20°F.
Weather in Sinking Spring
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Sinking Spring
Sinking Spring is a borough that is located in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,286 at the time of the 2020 census.
From the Wikipedia article Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Shocktoberfest
Monument and historic site · 0.7 mi
Annual haunted event in Pennsylvania
Museums and landmarks6
John Updike Childhood Home
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.4 mi
Childhood home of American novelist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner John Updike
Knorr-Bare Farm
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.1 mi
House in Pennsylvania, United States of America
Lerch Tavern
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.3 mi
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Wertz Mill
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.0 mi
Parks, trails and playgrounds15
3 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes19
Bar-B-Q Pit
Diner · American · 1.2 mi
4741 Penn Avenue, Sinking Spring
Mo-Fr 11:00-24:00; Sa-Su 11:00-01:30
Paparone's Pizza
Restaurant · Pizza
3803 West Penn Avenue, Sinking Spring
Mo off; Tu-Th,Su 11:00-21:30; Fr-Sa 10:00-23:00
Austin's Restaurant & Bar
Restaurant · 1.5 mi
1101 Snyder Road, West Lawn
Mo-Th,Su 11:00-20:30; Fr-Sa 11:00-21:30
Lilli's Ranch House & Creamery
Restaurant · 1.1 mi
2738 Penn Avenue, West Lawn
Mo 07:00-15:00; Tu-Su 07:00-20:00
The Railroad House
Bar and pub
152 Woodrow Avenue, Sinking Spring
Mo-Th,Su 11:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-24:00
Great China
Restaurant · Chinese · 1.3 mi
2675 Shillington Road, Sinking Spring
Mo-Th 11:00-21:15; Fr-Sa 11:00-22:15; Su 12:00-21:15
New York Bagelry
Restaurant · 1.2 mi
2720 Penn Avenue, West Lawn
Mo-Fr 05:30-18:00; Sa 05:30-16:00; Su
Dairy Queen
Fast food · Ice Cream, Burger, Chicken · 0.4 mi
4399 Penn Avenue, Sinking Spring
Mo-Th,Su 11:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-21:30
Domino's
Fast food · Pizza · 1.0 mi
2844 Penn Avenue, West Lawn
Mo-Th,Su 10:30-24:00; Fr-Sa 10:30-25:00
7 more on the map.
History
The Indigenous people who first inhabited this area were the Lenni Lenape (meaning the "original people"). The tribe in this immediate area was the Minsi or Wolf tribe. Inhabitants in the Sinking Spring area reportedly called the main spring the sunken spring. White settlers later called it the "sinking spring."
Penn Avenue is the main thoroughfare of Sinking Spring. There is a stone monument in the 3800 block of Penn Avenue. The borough, which has a large number of underground streams that carve out limestone and form sinkholes, was incorporated on March 13, 1913.
From the History section of Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship10
Saint Ignatius Loyola Roman Catholic Church
Church · Roman Catholic · 1.3 mi
2810 Saint Albans Drive, Whitfield
Saint Peter's United Church of Christ
Church · United Church Of Christ · 1.0 mi
2901 Curtis Road, West Lawn
Community Evangelical Church
Church · Evangelical · 0.9 mi
51 Green Valley Road, Sinking Spring
Shopping4
Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries41
Berks Career And Technology Center-West Campus
School · 4.5 mi
1057 County Welfare Road, Leesport
Healthcare1
Map of Sinking Spring
102 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 20°F | 3.3 in |
| Feb | 40°F | 21°F | 2.6 in |
| Mar | 49°F | 29°F | 3.9 in |
| Apr | 62°F | 38°F | 3.8 in |
| May | 72°F | 49°F | 3.8 in |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 4.8 in |
| Jul | 85°F | 63°F | 5.2 in |
| Aug | 83°F | 62°F | 4.6 in |
| Sep | 77°F | 54°F | 5.0 in |
| Oct | 64°F | 42°F | 4.3 in |
| Nov | 53°F | 32°F | 3.2 in |
| Dec | 42°F | 25°F | 3.8 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Blue Marsh Lake (4 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Berks County has had 13 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for severe storms.
- 2020-03-30: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2016-03-23: Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm (Snowstorm)
- 2012-10-29: Hurricane Sandy (Hurricane)
- 2011-09-12: Tropical Storm Lee (Flood)
- 2011-09-08: Remnants Of Tropical Storm Lee (Flood)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Reading Municipal Airport (RDG) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 4 miles away.
- Springmont 1 mi east, about 2 min by car
- West Lawn 2 mi east, about 2 min by car
- Lincoln Park 2 mi east, about 3 min by car
- Wyomissing 3 mi east, about 5 min by car
- Colony Park 3 mi northeast, about 5 min by car
- Shillington 3 mi southeast, about 5 min by car
- Mohnton 3 mi southeast, about 5 min by car
- Kenhorst 4 mi east, about 7 min by car
- Reading 5 mi east, about 8 min by car
- Grill 5 mi east, about 8 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Penn and Columbia, Sinking Spring, Nyttend, Public domain
- Sinking Spring, PA borough offices, July 2025, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-08-24 12 18 21 View west along U.S. Route 422 (Penn Avenue) at Hull Street in Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bean Funeral Home, Sinking Spring, PA, July 2025, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-08-24 13 48 10 View east along U.S. Route 422 (Penn Avenue) at Woodrow Avenue in Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sinking Spring, Berks Co., Pennsylvania, Kreuz und quer, CC0
- US 422 eb in Sinking Spring, PA, July 2025, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-08-23 14 02 29 View east along Pennsylvania State Route 724 (Shillington Road) just east of U.S. Route 422 (Penn Avenue) in Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-08-23 13 52 08 View west along Pennsylvania State Route 724 (Shillington Road) from the overpass for the rail line just west of James Street in Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-08-23 13 52 23 View east along Pennsylvania State Route 724 (Shillington Road) from the overpass for the rail line just west of James Street in Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-08-23 13 50 34 View west along Pennsylvania State Route 724 (Shillington Road) at James Street in Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Penn Avenue west of Sinking Spring, Nyttend, Public domain
- JOHN UPDIKE CHILDHOOD HOME, SHILLINGTON, BERKS COUNTY, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4995 Penn, Smallbones, CC0
- Wertz Mill Wernersville, Smallbones, CC0
- Lerch Tavern 1797, Smallbones, CC0
- PA 724 wb approaching US 422, May 2026, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- US 422 eb entering Springmont, PA, July 2025, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-08-24 13 44 09 View east along U.S. Route 422 (Penn Avenue) just east of Green Valley Road along the border of Lower Heidelberg Township and South Heidelberg Township in Berks County..., Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-08-24 12 21 55 View west along U.S. Route 422 (Penn Avenue) at Green Valley Road along the border of Lower Heidelberg Township and South Heidelberg Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Spring Township, Berks County, PA municipal building, May 2026, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Spring Township, Berks County, PA Police Department, May 2026, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Green Valley Chateau, Lower Heidelberg Twp, BercksCo PA, Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-08-24 13 54 17 View east along U.S. Route 422 (Penn Avenue) at Cecil Avenue in Spring Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- US 422 eb in West Lawn, PA, May 2026, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Green Valley Elementary School, Lower Heidelberg Twp, BercksCo PA 01, Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Green Valley Elementary School, Lower Heidelberg Twp, BercksCo PA 02, Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 4.0
- West Lawn United Methodist Church, Wyomissing PA, Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Woodside Avenue nb, West Lawn, PA, May 2026, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- West Lawn, PA United Methodist Church, July 2025, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- West Lawn United Methodist Church, West Lawn PA - panoramio (2), Joe Zlomek, CC BY-SA 3.0
- West Lawn United Methodist Church, West Lawn PA - panoramio (1), Joe Zlomek, CC BY-SA 3.0
- West Lawn United Methodist Church, West Lawn PA - panoramio, Joe Zlomek, CC BY-SA 3.0
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