Leesport

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Leesport

Total population

2,166

Median home value

$221,300

21.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$95,577

Leesport$96k

National$74k

Founded

1842

Elevation299 m

Land area0.73 km²

Weather51°F · Rain Showers

Coordinates40.44°, -75.97°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Leesport is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,954 at the 2020 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Leesport, PA from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

Carolee Schneemann

American visual experimental artist (1939–2019)

Joseph Hiester

American politician (1752-1832)

Joseph Ritner

American politician (1780-1869)

Daniel Hiester

American politician (1747-1804)

Thomas Morris

American politician from Ohio (1776-1844)

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Tommy Hinnershitz

American racing driver

Abraham Lincoln

grandfather of president Abraham Lincoln (1744-1786)

Hiester Clymer

American politician (1827–1884)

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Dante Santoni

American politician

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Doug Clemens

American baseball player

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Emanuel Shultz

American politician

George W. Hartman

American football player and coach, teacher, physical director, and minister (1867–1954)

Monroe Althouse

American composer

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Tom Brown

American football and baseball player

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William Emanuel Richardson

American politician (1886–1948)

Mark Rozzi

American politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Pennsylvania

• Dauberville
  1.9 mi away
• Fox Chase
  3.4 mi away · pop. 1,575
• Alsace Manor
  6.7 mi away
• Hamburg
  7.8 mi away · pop. 4,456
• Edenburg
  8.4 mi away · pop. 691
• Lenhartsville
  9.7 mi away
• Jacksonwald
  10.4 mi away
• Kutztown University
  10.6 mi away · pop. 4,182
• Dryville
  11.2 mi away
• Lyons
  11.2 mi away
• Flying Hills
  11.9 mi away
• Lorane
  12.1 mi away · pop. 4,601

Browse all places in Pennsylvania →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Leesport

Reading, Pennsylvania: Includes

2006

Map of Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania

Map Works · 1994

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Common Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Seen 2026-09-17

Giant Leopard Moth

Hypercompe scribonia

Seen 2026-09-17

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Seen 2026-09-17

jimsonweed

Datura stramonium

Seen 2026-09-16

arrow-leaved tearthumb

Persicaria sagittata

Seen 2026-09-16

Round-tipped Conehead

Neoconocephalus retusus

Seen 2026-09-16

Carolina Mantis

Stagmomantis carolina

Seen 2026-09-16

Locust Borer

Megacyllene robiniae

Seen 2026-09-16

Brown-hooded Owlet

Cucullia convexipennis

Seen 2026-09-16

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-17 11:15 UTC.