Railroad, Pennsylvania Weather
Railroad, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Railroad, York County.
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About Railroad, Pennsylvania
Railroad, Pennsylvania, unfolds across rolling farmland, where the verdant tapestry of agricultural fields meets the deeper greens of mixed hardwood forests. It lies 14.0 miles south of York, PA (from York, PA: bearing 174°T), and is situated 1.6 miles north of New Freedom. The terrain here is gently sculpted, a landscape of soft rises and shallow valleys that cradle small streams and brooks, their waters glinting like scattered mica in the sunlight. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, earthy scent of turned soil and distant woodsmoke, a quiet testament to the enduring connection between the people and the land. The character of Railroad is one of understated resilience, a place where the land dictates the rhythm of life, and where the sky, often a vast expanse of pale blue or bruised with approaching storms, presides over all. The very existence of Railroad is a story of connectivity, born from the iron arteries that once pulsed with the lifeblood of industry and commerce. Its history is inextricably linked to the railroad lines that gave it its name, a time when the chuffing of steam engines and the rumble of freight cars were the dominant sounds. While the grander days of rail travel may have receded, the echoes of that era remain, subtly influencing the local economy which still draws strength from agriculture and small manufacturing enterprises. This region has long been a breadbasket, its fertile soil yielding bountiful harvests, and the quiet industriousness of its residents continues to shape Railroad's present and future, a steady hum beneath the surface of its peaceful, pastoral facade.
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| Location | Railroad, York County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39.760658°N, 76.698305°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17355 |
| 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 |
About This Railroad, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Railroad, 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 Railroad includes coordinates 39.760658°N, 76.698305°W, situated in York County. ZIP code 17355. 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.
