Berks County, Pennsylvania property search
Search an address or an owner in Berks County, Pennsylvania with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 156,838 lots are mapped here, covering 530,550 acres. 14,741 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Berks County received $6.3 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 449 recipients. 1,626 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Norway. Crop insurance paid $2.3 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 156,838
- Lots mapped
- 530,550
- Acres
- 14,741
- Institutional
Land use in Berks County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Berks County, Pennsylvania| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 111 | 28,076 | 26,878 |
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| 101 | 17,436 | 19,495 |
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| 102 | 10,054 | 7,030 |
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| 112R | 9,174 | 362 |
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| 100A | 7,258 | 13,564 |
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| 149 | 5,926 | 777 |
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| 117R | 5,704 | 212 |
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| 161 | 5,694 | 507 |
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| 105A | 5,393 | 5,195 |
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| 105B | 5,333 | 3,154 |
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| 801 | 5,313 | 215,567 |
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| 112 | 5,206 | 2,691 |
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Largest landowners in Berks County
Largest landowners by acreage in Berks County, Pennsylvania| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| COMM OF PA STATE GAME COMM | 25 | 9,671 |
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| COMM OF PA STATE GAME COMMSN | 63 | 8,030 |
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| CITY OF READING WATER BUREAU | 8 | 3,400 |
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| CITY OF READING | 161 | 1,417 |
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| WOMELSDORF/ROBESONIA WATER AUTHORITY | 1 | 1,300 |
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| M B INVESTMENTS | 116 | 1,166 |
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| BERKS COUNTY % COUNTY TREASURERS OFFICE | 49 | 1,134 |
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| COMM OF PA % GAME COMMISSION | 2 | 1,032 |
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| MOUNTAIN BREEZE FARM LTD | 35 | 995 |
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| SCATTERED ACRES INC | 15 | 984 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in Pennsylvania
Federal farm payments in Berks County
- $6.3M
- Paid in 2025
- 449
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Berks County, Pennsylvania, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $2.8M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $1.5M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $831K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $665K |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $448K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $20K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Berks County
- 1,626
- Acres disclosed
- 5
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Berks County, Pennsylvania, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Norway | 1,290 |
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| Japan | 218 |
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| Germany | 63 |
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| Switzerland | 55 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Berks County, Pennsylvania| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| ALLENTOWN CEMENT CO., INC. (NORWAY) | 1,290 |
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| YUASA-EXIDE, INC. (JAPAN) | 125 |
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| C5 AT I-78 COMMERCE CENTER, LLC a Delaware limited liability company (JAPAN) | 93 |
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| Highway Materials, Inc. (GERMANY) | 63 |
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| WILTUNGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (SWITZERLAND) | 55 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Crop insurance in Berks County
- 369
- Policies
- 41,794
- Insured acres
- $2.3M
- Claims paid
- 1.04
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Berks County, Pennsylvania, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $1.1M |
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| Soybeans | $592K |
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| Apples | $526K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $29K |
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| Wheat | $9K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 1,591
- CRP acres, 2025
- 40
- Substations
- 230 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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Berks County last published these records on January 20, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.