Crossed by three of Pennsylvania's major rivers -- the Schuylkill, the Lehigh and the Susquehanna -- Berks County is home to Reading, the fifth largest city in Pennsylvania. It's also home to the Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, a surviving example of the American steel industry in the 19th Century.

Berks County has a rich history, settled as it was in the 1700s by a cornucopia of immigrants from Sweden, Germany, the United Kingdom and France, and today by immigrants from Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Mexico. Such diversity gives the county a unique flair, and over the course of the 20th Century, its population more than doubled.

Like its neighboring counties, Berks County has cold winters and warm summers. Cocalico Plumbing and Heating provides a broad spectrum of home air conditioning, heating, ventilation and plumbing services to clients in Berks and neighboring counties. Contact us today to find out more about our extensive menu of services, or sign up for our newsletter.

Berks County: Fast Facts
Average High: 62.5
Average Low: 41.2
Population: 373,638
Persons Per Square Mile: 435