Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in New Schaefferstown, PA: what to set up and who to call
New Schaefferstown has no town government of its own, so Berks County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Tulpehocken Area School District. For a library card, the closest branch is Bernville Area Community Library, 3.2 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in New Schaefferstown, 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 Schaefferstown.
Power comes from Met-Ed
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of New Schaefferstown.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
4 home internet providers serve New Schaefferstown
92% of 93 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 94% | 1,200/35 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 49% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 34% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 22% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have New Schaefferstown’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in New Schaefferstown.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
New Schaefferstown is in Tulpehocken 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 Schaefferstown 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 Schaefferstown is in ZIP code 19506
ZIP codes where New Schaefferstown residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of New Schaefferstown | ZIP’s residents in New Schaefferstown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19506 | Bernville, PA | 100% | 3% |
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 Schaefferstown
Who provides electricity in New Schaefferstown?
Met-Ed (Metropolitan Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve New Schaefferstown?
Xfinity, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in New Schaefferstown?
19506. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is New Schaefferstown in?
Tulpehocken Area School District.
How do I register to vote in New Schaefferstown?
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.
- 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.