New Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for New Schaefferstown, Berks County.
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New Schaefferstown unfolds across a gentle, rolling landscape, where fertile fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards the horizon, punctuated by stands of mature oak and maple trees. It lies 14.9 miles east-north-east of Lebanon, PA (from Lebanon, PA: bearing 58°T), and is situated 6.6 miles east-south-east of Bethel. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the sweet, earthy scent of freshly turned soil and the distant hum of agricultural machinery. Farmhouses, their white clapboard weathered by the seasons, dot the countryside, their porch lights beginning to glow like scattered fireflies as dusk approaches. The terrain itself feels ancient, shaped by glaciers and time, presenting a quiet, unassuming beauty that speaks of a life lived in close communion with the land. This corner of Berks County holds the echoes of Pennsylvania German heritage, a history woven into the very rhythm of New Schaefferstown. The local economy, deeply rooted in agriculture, continues to thrive, with family farms passing down generations of knowledge and dedication. You can still see the sturdy stone barns, testaments to the enduring strength of early settlers, and the occasional weathered sign for a roadside stand selling freshly picked produce. The community’s character is one of quiet resilience and a deep appreciation for its past, a place where the land still dictates the pace of life, and the days are measured by the cycles of planting and harvest.
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| Location | New Schaefferstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.4536°N, 76.1692°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 19506 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for New Schaefferstown includes coordinates 40.453600°N, 76.169200°W, situated in Berks County. ZIP code 19506. Telephone area code: 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.