THE UPPER TULPEHOCKEN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Shale Valleys setting.
Upper Tulpehocken township has 23.2 square miles of land in Berks County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Shale Valleys, within Ridge and Valley.
Long, roughly parallel ridges and valleys follow folded and faulted rock layers. Limestone valleys, sandstone ridges and other geologic contrasts produce varied terrain and numerous regional springs and caves.
Regional context: Ridge and Valley ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Upper Tulpehocken and Berks County
Upper Tulpehocken is associated with Berks County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Upper Tulpehocken by land and water
The Census records 0.09 square miles of water within Upper Tulpehocken, or 0.4% of its total area. It is 0.7 percentage points lower than the 1.1% recorded for Berks County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Upper Tulpehocken township has 108.4 times the land area of nearby Strausstown CDP (0.21 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

