Photo: Hshuvaeva · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in New Berlinville, PA: what to set up and who to call
The Boyertown Muni Auth water system reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×3. 80% of systems its size reported none. New Berlinville has no town government of its own, so Berks County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Boyertown Area School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in New Berlinville, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in New Berlinville.
Power comes from Met-Ed
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of New Berlinville.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Boyertown Muni Auth water system
The Boyertown Muni Auth water system supplies New Berlinville: about 89% of residents live in its service area. About 11% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 8,000 people in all.
3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×3, the latest beginning Apr 2026. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 3.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 86% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. PA3060081.
5 home internet providers serve New Berlinville
99% of 573 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 72% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 98% | 1,200/35 |
| Windstream Conestoga | Fiber, DSL | 91% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 28% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 12% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 3% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 1 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in New Berlinville.
Waste Management - Gilbertsville Facility
197 Swamp Creek Road, Gilbertsville, PA
This isn’t New Berlinville’s own facility. Whether New Berlinville residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
New Berlinville is in Boyertown Area School District.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
New Berlinville is unincorporated, so Berks County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
New Berlinville spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where New Berlinville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of New Berlinville | ZIP’s residents in New Berlinville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19512 | Boyertown, PA | 72% | 6% |
| 19545 | New Berlinville, PA | 16% | 100% |
| 19505 | Bechtelsville, PA | 11% | 5% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in New Berlinville
Who supplies New Berlinville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Boyertown Muni Auth water system (EPA ID PA3060081). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×3. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.7 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in New Berlinville?
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve New Berlinville?
Xfinity, Windstream Conestoga, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in New Berlinville?
19512 (72%), 19545 (16%), 19505 (11%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is New Berlinville in?
Boyertown Area School District.
How do I register to vote in New Berlinville?
In Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before). Elections here are run by the Berks County Board of Elections. Check your registration at pavoterservices.pa.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.