what county is reading pennsylvania in?
This article is about the city in Berks County, Pennsylvania. For other uses, see Reading, Pennsylvania (disambiguation). Reading (/ËrÉdÉªÅ/ RED-ing) (Pennsylvania German: Reddin), is the county seat of Berks County and with a population of 87,879 is the fifth-largest city in Pennsylvania. Located in southeastern Pennsylvania, it is the principal city of the Greater Reading Area.