Enter your search query in the box below.

New Schaefferstown Pennsylvania Map

Explore New Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of New Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania

How to Use This New Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for New Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Pennsylvania or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to New Schaefferstown.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	New Schaefferstown
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Berks County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.4536
Longitude	-76.1692
Population	213
Density	79.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	19506
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Reading
School District	Tulpehocken Area School District

🌦 Goto New Schaefferstown Weather Page: New Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania — Weather Warnings, Forecast, Radar, Satellite & Current Conditions

About New Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania

New Schaefferstown is a locality in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 213. The population density is 79.3 people per km². New Schaefferstown is located at 40.4536°N, 76.1692°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 19506.

New Schaefferstown emerges from the limestone-rich soil of the Pennsylvania interior as a collection of sturdy, gable-roofed structures defined by the long shadows of late afternoon. It lies 13.7 miles northwest of Wyomissing, PA (from Wyomissing, PA: bearing 309°T), and is situated 6.6 miles east-southeast of Bethel. The land here remains stubbornly agrarian, characterized by wide, undulating fields that yield to the quiet currents of Spring Creek two miles distant and the still, reflective surface of Palmer Pond. Beyond the immediate periphery of the fields, the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains anchor the horizon, providing a permanent backdrop to the seasonal shift from the pale green of spring to the rusted auburn of autumn. The air carries the scent of damp earth and cooling asphalt, a physical weight that anchors the landscape in a stillness rarely disturbed by the passing of modern life.

New Schaefferstown maintains a character forged by the persistence of its early settlers, whose influence remains visible in the masonry of foundations and the disciplined layout of the original plots. While the local economy has transitioned from the small-scale milling and craft production of the past into a quiet reliance on regional trade and modest service sectors, the rhythm of daily life remains tethered to the land. Residents frequently find respite in the nearby Blue Marsh Recreation Area, where the landscape offers a reprieve from the regimented grid of human construction. A sense of continuity prevails, marked by the occasional traveler walking Klines Path or the slow, deliberate pace of vehicles moving toward the more rugged elevations of Werts Hollow, ensuring that New Schaefferstown retains its quiet, deliberate identity in a world that often favors haste.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Blue Marsh Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 2.3 mi, 174° S
Jefferson Park (Local Park) — 2.7 mi, 110° E
Blue Marsh Lake (Recreation Area) — 2.7 mi, 110° E
Wishing Well (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 149° SE
Santa Claus (Public Artwork) — 2.8 mi, 150° SE
Brookline Playground (Local Recreation) — 2.9 mi, 346° N
Rentschler Arboretum (Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 091° E
State Game Land 280 (State Resource Management Area) — 3.9 mi, 120° SE
Sgl 280 (State Recreation Area) — 3.9 mi, 120° SE
State Game Land 110 (State Resource Management Area) — 4.5 mi, 011° N
Sgl 110 (State Recreation Area) — 4.7 mi, 356° N
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 5.6 mi, 332° NW · 110k acres
Fort Snyder Monument (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 328° NW
Berks County Park (Local Park) — 5.9 mi, 190° S
Kanati Elite Taxidermy (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 7.1 mi, 270° W
William F. Shanaman Monument (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 297° NW
Texter Mountain Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 9.9 mi, 174° S
Kimmel Lookout (Viewpoint) — 10.0 mi, 293° NW
Rachel Trois Memorial (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 096° E
Walk-in Art Center (Arts Centre) — 11.9 mi, 359° N
The Art & Craft Gallery of Hamburg (Gallery) — 12.0 mi, 054° NE
Schaeffer Farm (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 212° SW
Conservation Heritage Museum (Museum) — 13.3 mi, 199° S
Swatara State Park (State Park) — 14.7 mi, 292° W
Freedman Gallery (Gallery) — 15.0 mi, 115° SE
Wachovia Theatre (Theatre) — 15.0 mi, 115° SE
Reading Science Center (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 122° SE
Light's Fort (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 242° SW
Schuylkill County Council for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 15.7 mi, 352° N
Peace Rock (Attraction) — 15.9 mi, 119° SE

Latest News: New Schaefferstown

Loading news…

World News

Loading news-world…

More World News